Ron
Well-known member
I know everyone gets sick of string questions. Hope this has some interest.
When my playing partner bought our ukes (both tenors), they had Aquilas on them - mine used, his new.
We are incredibly slack about changing strings but when the strings on my Lanikai started to feel like sandpaper, I finally got my act together to change. It just happened that Terry changed his strings about the same time.
The thing is those crappy old strings didn't sound too bad. Of course, the new strings sounded like new strings should.
BUT - they've been on maybe a month or two and are now sounding very dull.
Given that the previous set of Aquilas sounded pretty good even when they had been played into submission, I wonder if anyone knows - have Aquila changed their formula or something. Both these ukes probably only get played two or three times a week for a couple of hours. It HAS been hot here.
I like those Aquilas but if anyone has a suggestion for a similiar sounding string with more robust qualities I'd be interested. (and, yes, I know I should change my strings more often).
Cheers
Ron
When my playing partner bought our ukes (both tenors), they had Aquilas on them - mine used, his new.
We are incredibly slack about changing strings but when the strings on my Lanikai started to feel like sandpaper, I finally got my act together to change. It just happened that Terry changed his strings about the same time.
The thing is those crappy old strings didn't sound too bad. Of course, the new strings sounded like new strings should.
BUT - they've been on maybe a month or two and are now sounding very dull.
Given that the previous set of Aquilas sounded pretty good even when they had been played into submission, I wonder if anyone knows - have Aquila changed their formula or something. Both these ukes probably only get played two or three times a week for a couple of hours. It HAS been hot here.
I like those Aquilas but if anyone has a suggestion for a similiar sounding string with more robust qualities I'd be interested. (and, yes, I know I should change my strings more often).
Cheers
Ron