maybe I have been blessed with no ability to tell the difference between a new or a old string ... and Ive been grinning the whole time actualy I dont recall the last time I bothered to tune that joker either .... however I can tell a big sound difference now that the A string is gone
maybe I have been blessed with no ability to tell the difference between a new or a old string ... and Ive been grinning the whole time actualy I dont recall the last time I bothered to tune that joker either .... however I can tell a big sound difference now that the A string is gone
Boy I sure miss it
No worries about that. Just use the G string starting at the second fret! Problem solved.
The thing is that strings deteriorate gradually over time so that you really can't tell a difference on a day-to-day basis.
That's very true with nylon strings and steel strings. Curiously, I've found fluorocarbon strings to be about the most stable strings ever. I can wear through nylon strings in the matter of a few weeks on a favorite uke, and steel strings rarely lasted a month on my favorite guitars, but fluorocarbon seems incredibly stable once they stretch in. Very rarely need much in the way of tuning and the strings on my KoAloha have been on for at least six months and it gets played probably an hour or so a day on average. I was checking them the other day - intonation still good, tone still sweet and loud - and no physical signs of wear either from frets or strumming finger. Pretty tough stuff.
Better yet, get friction tuners and you won't need a string winder <sly grin>. Seriously, though, I haven't found a string winder that is worth a flip on the tiny buttons on ukulele tuners. I mean, they work but they flop around so much that I can't tune much faster than without the winder for fear of tearing the headstock or the other buttons up.
I use the stringwinder I've had for like forever on all my ukes with geared tuners. really speeds things up. I think it's a Dunlop. The only one i HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IS THE KoAloha. the bottom "points' really get in the way. Maybe I'll just sand them off.
When I first tried fluorocarbons on my CG I was amazed at the legs they have. Used to be if a bass (wound) string "popped" I'd just change all the strings. But a set of FC trebles will easily last thru 2-3 sets of basses. They just seem to keep that "sweet" sound for a l-o-n-g time.
