Oasis makes a set of all fluorocarbon baritone ukulele strings for DGBE. Just add 2 generic base strings. I have the Oasis strings arriving today and will try them on my Mini.
Each string is 63 inches. long enough to make 2 sets per package.
Should I buy regular Classical Guitar strings or is there such a thing as strings for short scale guitars? I like nice mellow sounds. What exact strings do you think would work best on the Aria. I almost always tune my guitar and ukuleles to Drop 3 tuning.
There are special string sets for shorter scale guitars (f.e. 3/4 or 1/2 guitars like D'addario or LaBella have). Some manufacturers put a scale lenght on the pack (Like Savarez or Hannabah).Should I buy regular Classical Guitar strings or is there such a thing as strings for short scale guitars? I like nice mellow sounds. What exact strings do you think would work best on the Aria. I almost always tune my guitar and ukuleles to Drop 3 tuning.
Thats what I was thinking. I have normal tension guitar strings on my 19" guilele at G tuning and it is moderate tension. The same strings should give F tuning for 21" scale so standard E tuning might work out fine at a lower tension. I'd say start there and be prepared to maybe go up a notch or two depending on how that feels.If you tune your instruments in drop 3 tuning in order to have low tention ones, regular classical guitar strings may work for you.
You might also consider the Pepe Romero Baritone Guilele Set. I'd consider it a heavy gauge set on 650mm scale but on a guilele at guitar pitch it feels lighter, on the moderate side. The trebles are silky smooth and warm sounding. I briefly tuned them up to terz guitar pitch but they felt too tight.
1 = .0245" fluorocarbon
2 = .0275 fluorocarbon
3 = .0335 fluorocarbon
4 = .029 wound
5 = .037 wound
6 = .045 wound
Should I buy regular Classical Guitar strings or is there such a thing as strings for short scale guitars? I like nice mellow sounds. What exact strings do you think would work best on the Aria. I almost always tune my guitar and ukuleles to Drop 3 tuning.
Question I have is, will a heavy set of standard classical guitar strings hurt the mini guitar? Is a 530 mm scale guitar built for heavy strings? If OK to use then I will be trying them because I want to get as close as possible with a guitar that fits with my hands as I can to standard 440, Ee tuning. With a mellow sound too.
I am confused..........you have stated you Drop 3 tune, but above you state "standard 440 E-e tuning. What tuning are you planning. But regardless extra hard or extra high tension strings on a short scale instrument is safe, at standard tuning or lower. The shorter the scale length the less tension the strings are under. If you look at the picture of the Savarez Prodige string set the diameters are the same as extra high tension strings. This florocarbon string set is designed for short scale guitars.
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So that's really D-d.I always use drop three tuning. It is much easier on the fingers when I practice. If I play with others I capo on third fret. According to what I learned somewhere, which may or may not be correct, when the guitar is tuned to E-e by tuning the strings or by capo, the guitar is 440hz.
Most of the time I use drop 3 and capo on first fret. I like that sound best.
So that's really D-d.
With the shorter scale, I think you should aim for E-e. Tension should be low and that will give you a mellower tone. Of course go lower if you want but at some point the tension gets to be unusable in practical terms. Where that lies is up to you.