Doc_J
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Anyone else got low-g strings on a soprano and likes it?
I put a set of Ko'olau Alohi low-G strings on my Kamaka HF-1 soprano, last night. Wow! I love the sound the uke makes with these strings.
Actually I ordered the wrong set. I wanted Alohi high-G, but hey I thought I might as well try it. After the strings settled in I really liked how they sounded. The wound low G string is perfect- very balanced with the other strings, not too loud like many low-G string sets I have tried on Concert and Tenor sizes. I don't know if it is the soprano size or the Alohi strings or the combination. But, I like these Alohi low-G strings on my soprano better than the low-g Worth CD strings I got on a concert.
I had Aquila high-G on the uke, and they seemed just a bit over-powering on the Kamaka. I'm definitely keep this Alohi set on the uke.
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Here are some sound samplers of the same Kamaka soprano with low and high g strings (excuse the crummy playing)
Kamaka HF-1 low g Ko'olau Alohi : http://www.box.net/shared/og7b1b5rs3
Kamaka HF-1 high g Aquila Nylgut:http://www.box.net/shared/cp4s5adn69
I put a set of Ko'olau Alohi low-G strings on my Kamaka HF-1 soprano, last night. Wow! I love the sound the uke makes with these strings.
Actually I ordered the wrong set. I wanted Alohi high-G, but hey I thought I might as well try it. After the strings settled in I really liked how they sounded. The wound low G string is perfect- very balanced with the other strings, not too loud like many low-G string sets I have tried on Concert and Tenor sizes. I don't know if it is the soprano size or the Alohi strings or the combination. But, I like these Alohi low-G strings on my soprano better than the low-g Worth CD strings I got on a concert.
I had Aquila high-G on the uke, and they seemed just a bit over-powering on the Kamaka. I'm definitely keep this Alohi set on the uke.
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Here are some sound samplers of the same Kamaka soprano with low and high g strings (excuse the crummy playing)
Kamaka HF-1 low g Ko'olau Alohi : http://www.box.net/shared/og7b1b5rs3
Kamaka HF-1 high g Aquila Nylgut:http://www.box.net/shared/cp4s5adn69
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