Strum
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I want to take the Living Water strings off my tenor, which is 17" from nut to saddle, and put them on my Kamoa Super Concert, which is 16" from nut to saddle.
Um, won't the tenor strings result in slightly higher tension on the Kamoa? I often use concert strings on tenors (the reverse pairing) in order to reduce tension a bit.
I'm not saying the tension with the tenor strings will be too high, just that it will be a bit higher rather than lower.
No, that makes sense, and I'm wrong--though I do often put concert strings on my tenors--I wonder why it feels better to me, when I don't really like higher-tension strings. I should switch the concert strings onto my Bb tenors and see how that works.
But then, shouldn't concert strings on a 16" scale uke increase the tension, rather than lowering it even more (as you said in your first reply)?
That last part is iffy. Concert strings on 16" will certainly increase the tension compared to a 15" concert. But comparing tenor strings on 16" vs concert strings on 16", there's no good way to tell. It will depend on the gauges. For example, the Living Water C and E strings are the same gauge in the concert and tenor sets so there would be no difference there, but the G and A strings are thinner for concert. So if you tighten the concert G and loosen the tenor G, which will be higher tension? I say there's no way to tell but try each.No, that makes sense, and I'm wrong--though I do often put concert strings on my tenors--I wonder why it feels better to me, when I don't really like higher-tension strings. I should switch the concert strings onto my Bb tenors and see how that works.
But then, shouldn't concert strings on a 16" scale uke increase the tension, rather than lowering it even more (as you said in your first reply)?
Jim as always is correct! Thank you granting the permission!Are you asking for our permission? Go for it!
Seriously, it should work just fine. They will be a little lower tension on the Kamoa. Concert strings should also work fine and will likely be even lower tension
Regarding strings, what would be the value of putting classical guitar (nylon) strings on a 1k+ value tenor ukulele? I don't know enough about strings to know how that would change the tone of say a blackbird or a K series, but I am definitely curious.
I mention value because the quality of the instrument is reasonably high and usually they have equally fine quality strings...would something like classical guitar strings make a difference?
As long as the strings are relatively new, and have stretched out evenly. Meaning: if you pinch the string and run your fingers up and down the length it feels uniform in diameter, you're good to go. If it feels as though the strings varies from thinner to thicker areas, you don't want to reuse them. I can tell wth the C-string, but the others are too fine for me to accurately feel.I want to take the Living Water strings off my tenor, which is 17" from nut to saddle, and put them on my Kamoa Super Concert, which is 16" from nut to saddle.