I am a relatively new uke player and have several tenor ukes tuned with reentrant GCEA tuning. On one of them, the C string sounds dead or flat especially when fretting up the neck. I tried Worth (clear and dark) and Aquila strings on that uke with the same result - dead or flat C string. Currently I have Aquila strings on that uke. I thought I would try a wound C string.
I know little about wound strings - hope you don't mind all of the following questions about them. If you can answer some or all of them, that would be great.
1) Will a wound C string possibly improve the sound - make the C string sound less dead or flat?
2) What differences in sound might I expect from a nylon vs. steel vs. aluminum wound string?
3) Which material would you recommend?
4) I looked at a set of Aquila's with a wound string (C string) on the web. No mention is made of what the wound string is made of. Should I assume it is made of nylgut like the other strings in the set?
5) Does anyone make an aluminum or metal wound C string?
6) If I get a a new set of strings with a wound C string, can I just replace the wound string on my uke without replacing the other three strings regardless of whether the wound string matches the brand of string currently on my uke?
Thanks.
Richard
I know little about wound strings - hope you don't mind all of the following questions about them. If you can answer some or all of them, that would be great.
1) Will a wound C string possibly improve the sound - make the C string sound less dead or flat?
2) What differences in sound might I expect from a nylon vs. steel vs. aluminum wound string?
3) Which material would you recommend?
4) I looked at a set of Aquila's with a wound string (C string) on the web. No mention is made of what the wound string is made of. Should I assume it is made of nylgut like the other strings in the set?
5) Does anyone make an aluminum or metal wound C string?
6) If I get a a new set of strings with a wound C string, can I just replace the wound string on my uke without replacing the other three strings regardless of whether the wound string matches the brand of string currently on my uke?
Thanks.
Richard