I just bought another Clara uke w/Misi pickup (used, from an ad on Mandolin Cafe) for an excellent price, $1150! That's about $500 less than I paid for my first Clara!
Anyway, it came from the former owner with Aquila strings tuned in 5ths (CGDA), and I'll be restringing it later on with Oasis warm strings. At the moment I'm having fun playing with the low 5ths tuning since all my other 5th tuned ukes are in GDAE and I already own and perform on a Clara in regular low G uke tuning.
The reason I'm posting is to update on the low G string I've been using lately. It's the Thomastik-Infeld CF30. It's a flat-wound chrome string that has been excellent for my needs. I have mentioned earlier that I have acidic sweat that destroys brass and silver strings even with cleaning them after every playing session.
The Thomastik-Infelds have lasted for close to two months through regular daily playing and 20+ gigs!
Every other low G string I've used would have already shown string wear, separation or tarnishing by this point, but the Thomastik has been soldiering on with no indication it needs to be changed. (The exception is the new Aquila red low G that works well on the Clara, but doesn't have enough string tension to allow the Misi pickup to amplify them well.)
If you are a Clara player that uses amplification and are looking for a great sounding, intonating and durable low G, I highly recommend the Thomastik-Infeld CF30s!
They come as guitar strings with thread windings on both ends so you'll need to clip those sections off before stringing your uke.
I'm keenly interested in other players' experiences with stringing their Clara, so am keeping this thread alive.
Mahalo for reading!
Aldon