5th string broke - suggestions?

merlin666 said:

I have a Kamaka Lili'u strung with the Aquila LU17 set with red low A string. This was perfect for more than six months but today when I opened the case I found the red string was broken in the headstock area. I don't think it is long enough to splice the two parts together again. I dislike changing strings so ideally just get a replacement red but not sure where to find one. Now I have some spare red low Gs but they are a bit thicker and not sure if they can be tuned higher and how they blend with the others. I also have a spare GHS set but don't really want to change the whole set or use wound strings. A fourth longer term option would be to try a fluorocarbon set, I think worth has a six string set. Now I have other ukes too and don't have to play this until end of August when I have a gig. Ordering and mailing usually takes several weeks so I'm not sure what to do.

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efiscella said:

The Aquila red string is a mess. I broke 5 of them. Aquila kept sending replacements till finally I gave up. Seems that as you tune and tighten, the pulling of the string through the nut weakens the string and it breaks. I found that wound low -G and wound low-c worked the best on my Kamaka HF-38. The last set I had on there before I sold it were Moore Bettah low-G and low- C

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merlin666 said:

Thanks, I have a tenor with red low G that has lasted four years now and is fantastic. I can't stand wound strings as they wear out and unravel within a month of light use, and they sound too bright new when compared to the nylguts. I am open to trying fluorocarbon but haven't found a brand yet that offers a reasonable six-string set.

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efiscella said:

Worth has a 6-string set that is terriffic. I got it at theukulelesite.com

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Merlin: Hello, I have a 6-string (lili'u) ukulele which is strung gcCeAa. I am thinking about trying one of your 6-string sets, but it is not clear how you number the strings in order or which thickness belongs to which note. I think that the "c" is the highest string so would be thinnest with 0.0185in, and "A" the thickest with 0.0319in so should be numbered 5 and 2 respectfully in order. So I am trying to figure out how your set is supposed to be used. Please explain.

Good morning Merlin,

Thank you for your mail.
I’m Masaya Takahashi, a producer of Worth Strings.

About the 6 strings set, the gauge is here.

1st : 0.0185(A)
2nd : 0.0291(Low-A)
3rd : 0.0260(E)
4th : 0.0319(Mid-C)
5th : 0.0205(C)
6th : 0.0224(G)

I set these gauge to get the spread of sound.
We have sold this for long years.

But I think there would be many way to set.
So,
If you have your own idea, try it by your responsibility ,please.

I hope this helps you.
Thank you.
Best Regards
Masaya

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