fishing line ukulele string recipe

Swamp Yankee said:
So, you want to go from standard G4, C4, E4, A4 tuning down to G3, C3, E3, A3? On a baritone uke, using seaguar leader materials?
This has been done... here’s the link
http://typelink.net/wolfewithane/Baritone Contrentrant Tuning
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Swamp Yankee,

Thanks for the info and link. That is what I was looking for and I suspected someone had already identified the correct Seaguar Blue Label fluorocarbon leader for a lower octave re-entrant tuning. I have tried the Guadalupe G3 C3 E3 A3, but they are all wound strings and I have had problems with the G strings breaking. They may be breaking because my Pono ULN4 has a longer scale length of 21.4" compared to the normal 19" baritone scale length. The last time I had the G4 string break, I replaced it with a Living Water G4 string which I like the feel of. Since it is fluorocarbon, I thought I would try Seaguar since Living Water does not offer the lower octave set.

I'll give the following a try!
https://typelink.net/wolfewithane/Baritone Contrentrant Tuning
Baritone Contrentrant Tuning
Requires less pressure to fret, useful for softer playing.
• G 100 lb Seaguar http://amzn.to/MQFyaQ
• C 150 lb Seaguar http://amzn.to/PpqdEz
• E 130 lb Seaguar http://amzn.to/MQFCrd
• A 80 lb Seaguar http://amzn.to/MrkCLE

Thanks,
David
 
Swamp Yankee said:
So, you want to go from standard G4, C4, E4, A4 tuning down to G3, C3, E3, A3? On a baritone uke, using seaguar leader materials?
This has been done... here’s the link
http://typelink.net/wolfewithane/Baritone Contrentrant Tuning
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Interesting. I did a little searching and it seems people tried this a number of years back. Sounds pretty cool, but maybe an acquired taste. I imagine it would work well playing with other standard tuned ukuleles as an accompianment. I found this old thread...

https://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?67318-New-tuning-makes-baritone-easy-for-ukers

John
 
Just a bit of advice... few people will know the diameters of the corresponding Seaguar “lb” strings without looking them up. I use Seaguar on almost all my ukes, and buy it as 40lb, 50lb, 60lb, etc., but I use diameters (inch or mm) to determine what strings I use. Even I can't tell you the rating of a diameter .024 string. Of course that is a trick question because there is both Blue Label and Premier.

Keep in mind that people who don’t use Seaguar, but use .022, .024, .026 etc. Worth, can give you what they are using by size. Since it is basically the same stuff, you just need to know what others are using.

John
 
Swamp Yankee said:
Agreed. I’d think 100 for a low G string.
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Yes, I'm using 100 lb Seaguar Premier as the G on all three of my tenors in CGDA fifths tuning.

bratsche
 
So it looks like you are recommending the light formula for tenors on the following web site: Source: https://typelink.net/wolfewithane/Fi...Ukulele+String

LIGHT FORMULA FOR TENORS
This has a lower tension for easy finger-feel and fast soloing. Has a touch of high-end brilliance, but lacks a little punch compared to standard tenor.

• G 50 lb (or 100 lb for low G)
• C 80 lb
• E 60 lb
• A 40 lb
 
Swamp Yankee said:
So, you want to go from standard G4, C4, E4, A4 tuning down to G3, C3, E3, A3? On a baritone uke, using seaguar leader materials?
This has been done... here’s the link
http://typelink.net/wolfewithane/Baritone Contrentrant Tuning
Click to expand...

I swapped out my Baritone Contrentrant Tunning Guadeloupe Custom Strings for the Seaguar Fluorocarbon and like it a lot. Nice tone and resonance without the squeaky sound you get from wound strings. The overall tone is great for the Pono ULN4 larger size baritone. Thanks for all your help!
 
Jerryc41 said:
Is fishing line recommended for a Fluke? :D
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If you want to catch one, no doubt... the fish, that is, not the parasite (but why would you want to catch a parasite?)

If you want to play one, depends. If your Fluke likes fluorocarbons, chances are it's used it already. :D

bratsche
 
Ok, I finally broke down and ordered some Seguar Blue label fishing line from Amazon. I am following Baz's recipie, with the 30, 40, 50 and 60 pound test for A, G, E and C strings respectively on a Concert scale KA-FMCG spruce top flame maple instrument to start.

Preliminary results are great! Strings are still settling in, but they sound fantastic! I am sure I will try these on many other instruments eventually, but I am happy with the results for my first try.
 
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