grobe
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I installed the strings a week ago and played 4/5 hours a day. The uke is a Kiwaya koa soprano, so I will compare it with the previous strings, Worth BM, which will give some landmarks... The first day, the squeak was very present, the sound not so bad and the instrument playable. It improved from the second day, the strings were already more stable and the sound more percussive and bright. The most notable of these strings is the balance of tensions and sound between them, which makes them pleasant to play without having to adapt the finger feeling, the projection is less than the Worth BM but very good, excellent sustain, no intonation problem and a mellow sound closer to fluorocarbon than nylon, only the squeak remains if I play fingerpicking with a slow attack, a friction problem, so... I like them a lot despite the squeak and I'm waiting to see how it moves in the next few weeks, but it's a very good result and a good alternative for those looking for a sound between nylon and fluorocarbon. I also appreciate Mimmo's approach to allow this study in vivo, it's not every day that we find string prototypes in his mailbox...! I will give some more information within a week, I think it's very promising, and I really like this coherence between sound and tension....