Martin Ukulele Strings

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tomthebaptist

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After spending a "butt load of money" experimenting with strings, I have nailed down that the strings I like best for my three ukuleles (especially my Loprinzi Tenor) are Martin's Soprano/Concert Ukulele strings. The Martin strings are fluorocarbon like many others, but the balance, sound and feel, I really like better than others I've tried.

For What its worth,

TC
 
Al9ha Tom,
Like you I like Martin Fleurocarbons for some ukes...until the Oasis came along, pretty close to Martins but to me better tone and feel... Alohis for me too is up there...:)
 
I've used Martins and Worths. I don't know if I really detect any difference. They sound the same to me??
 
TC, So you put the soprano/concert strings on your tenor uke?

Stan, The Oasis only come in soprano/concert, yes? Do you run them on any of your tenors?
 
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FWIW, I've used them on several instruments with 16" scales, with excellent results.
 
Howie1947 said:
I've used Martins and Worths. I don't know if I really detect any difference. They sound the same to me??
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The Martins and Worths sound similar to me also Howie, but the Worth CD strings seem to be under more tension than the Martins and not as smooth feeling. I like the playing comfort of the Martins more and the sound is about the same.
 
Bill, you may have a point. I will do a comparison of these strings the next time I do a change and see which feels more comfortable to play.
 
Thanks folks, I know Martin makes tenor strings - have some on one of mine now - but TC mentioned he was running Martin soprano/concerts on his Loprinzi tenor, at least if I interpreted his thread correctly - and I wasn't aware you could run soprano/concert strings on tenor sized instruments. Can you?
 
Eyeguy said:
Thanks folks, I know Martin makes tenor strings - have some on one of mine now - but TC mentioned he was running Martin soprano/concerts on his Loprinzi tenor, at least if I interpreted his thread correctly - and I wasn't aware you could run soprano/concert strings on tenor sized instruments. Can you?
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Sure you can if they fit. But the tenor set has more string mass to vibrate so the sound may suffer a bit - at least in theory if not in practice. I wonder if I could discern the difference ? Probably not.
 
I use Martin 600s on every soprano I own. Love em.
 
Eyeguy said:
Thanks folks, I know Martin makes tenor strings - have some on one of mine now - but TC mentioned he was running Martin soprano/concerts on his Loprinzi tenor, at least if I interpreted his thread correctly - and I wasn't aware you could run soprano/concert strings on tenor sized instruments. Can you?
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You interpreted correctly. I am using Martin's soprano/concert strings on my Loprinzi Tenor. I'm telling you, these are the best all around strings - for sound and comfort that I've played --- haven't played the Oasis strings, but have tried just about every other string out there.... I'm settling on the Martins. In fact, I use the same strings on my soprano and concert.... I like the results.

tc
 
I like Martins, too. I have them on my KoAloha longneck soprano and Kamaka longneck concert. I wish they made an unwound low-G, though. All the Worth low-Gs I've tried sound dull to me.
 
Howie1947 said:
I've used Martins and Worths. I don't know if I really detect any difference. They sound the same to me??
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Martins and Worths sound very different. Martins are much clearer (better note separation) and louder.
 
equina said:
Martins and Worths sound very different. Martins are much clearer (better note separation) and louder.
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What he said! :agree: I'd also say they feel slightly softer. They give my sopranos more of a vintage sound than worth clears.
 
I love the Martins on my sopranos and the one concert I put them on. I actually had to hunt around online to find a tenor set, put them on my Keilii tenor, and was a bit disappointed. Maybe I'll try the soprano/concert set next time.
 
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