Suggestions for non-wound Tenor Strings

yaboyAllen · Jan 9, 2014

Currently my C and low G strings are wound on my Pono tenor. I'd like to try out something different because I don't particularly like the strings- they aren't comfortable and have some buzzing and scratching occasionally. Looking for suggestions on brand and where to buy. Thanks!

Newportlocal · Jan 9, 2014

Sounds like you have a linear set. Not sure if you want to stay with linear or try reentrant unwound.
PhDs
http://www.ukulelecreations.com/Accessories.html
Living waters
http://www.kenmiddleton.co.uk/Pages/LWS.aspx
Worth
http://www.stringsbymail.com/store/ukulele-strings-684/worth-ukulele-strings-1158/
Oasis
http://www.stringsbymail.com/store/search/results.html?search_in_description=1&keyword=Oasis+ukulele

Hope that helps.

yaboyAllen · Jan 9, 2014

Yeah, sticking with linear tuning I just don't want my top two strings to feel like a guitar anymore. I'll check those out. Thanks man.

sim4lin · Jan 9, 2014

There is also the Southcoast LL-NW set:

http://www.southcoastukes.com/linear.htm

BIGDB · Jan 9, 2014

http://www.elderly.com/accessories/names/hilo-tenor-uke-plain-3rd-set--HTUP.htm id recommend trying these. I recently had d'addarios and they felt very tight like it was hard to bend the string. These play very nice and have a nice sound but a very distinct feel. They don't feel like a regular ukulele string so id recommend just getting one set at first just to make sure you like them

peaceweaver3 · Jan 9, 2014

Also Worth (clears and Browns), Fremont, and Orcas.

You can find Worths at Elderly and the others at Uke Republic. There are other retailers; these are just where I get mine and have gotten great service.

Sporin · Feb 2, 2014

I just ordered a set of the Living Water Low-G Tenor strings from the UK, looking forward to trying them. I, too, prefer unwound strings.

river_driver · Feb 3, 2014

Big fan of brown Worths. Hilo also has non-wound tenor sets.

JonThysell · Feb 3, 2014

I've yet to find a uke that doesn't sound good with Living Waters or Worths. Particular ukes might sound a little better (more to my liking at any rate) with other strings, but I almost always start with LW or Worths and go on from there.

Though if you're a soprano player I always recommend the Martin m500s first- they sound great and they're generally easier to find in retail stores than other fluorocarbons.

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