tonyturley
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I've been searching all over this site and the web in general, looking for strings for a 6-string 20" scale kiku that I'm building. Suggestions I've seen have been Cordoba strings for the Mini O, but I've never been fond of Aquila strings. Also suggested were D'Addario EJ27N nylon folk strings, and D'Addario EJ94 Requinto strings.
I watched a video at The Uke Site with a guy playing a Kinnard kiku that was strung E to E, with strings 5 & 6 re-entrant. It sounded very nice, but I didn't see or hear anything about what strings were used. I'm assuming standard Baritone strings for 1-4, but what would work for 5 & 6? Am I safe in assuming those octave E & A strings would have to be unwound?
The choices are bewildering to me . . . any suggestions out there?
I watched a video at The Uke Site with a guy playing a Kinnard kiku that was strung E to E, with strings 5 & 6 re-entrant. It sounded very nice, but I didn't see or hear anything about what strings were used. I'm assuming standard Baritone strings for 1-4, but what would work for 5 & 6? Am I safe in assuming those octave E & A strings would have to be unwound?
The choices are bewildering to me . . . any suggestions out there?