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Ukulele string manufactures for standard, concert, tenor and baritone ukuleles
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Ukulele Strings (ukuleleStrings.shtml) | Updated: 01-Jan-2009 - 02:48
QUICKPIC - Here are a few ukulele string sets to try out first:
- Ko`olau Guitar & Ukulele Company - Ko`olau Gold 'Ukulele Strings
- Aquila - Nylgut 'Ukulele Strings
- Worth Strings by Worth Creations - A wide range of tensions
I bounce between the Ko`olau Gold and Savarez Alliance (Red Card-R) on my G-String tenor ukulele and mostly the Ko`olau on the Pono.
Ukulele String Manufactures
Misc Ukulele String Infomation
- Using classical guitars strings on ukulele.
- Using a high "G" string set in low "G" tuning on ukulele.
- NEW Using a String Tension, Diameter and Material
- NEW Online String Resources
Ukulele Strings are available at these great dealers: Elderly Instruments and UkuleleWorld.com and many more on the ukulele dealers page.
For information on using classical guitars strings on ukulele.
String Manufactures
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Aquila USA is the U.S. representative for Aquila Corde Armoniche, manufacturers of the finest gut strings and synthetic strings, for historical and modern musical performance.
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D'Addario Strings
J. D'Addario & Company, Inc.
595 Smith Street
East Farmingdale, NY 11735
tel: 516-439-3300 - fax: 516-439-3333
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Uke String Sets
- J53 Hawaiian Ukulele Black Nylon
- J65 Ukulele Clear Nylon
- J68 Baritone Ukulele Clear Nylon/Silver
- J54 Tenor Ukulele Silver/Black Nylon
7 String String Sets
7 String guitar string set and singles available.
Has 7 string sets.
ECG24-7, 7-String Jazz Light .011-.065 Flatwounds
Single
strings up to .070 (round wound)
(Ed.) For jazz this gauge is a little like. Most plays start with a minimum of a .012 for string one. I start with a .014. Most players also prefer a wound third string.
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(from their site) - Fourteen years ago Francisco Gonzalez, a very accomplished and knowledgeable musician himself, set out to design strings that would "respect the aesthetics, traditions and musical uniqueness of each instrument and the cultures they represent." His time and dedication produced the basic formulas the artisans of Guadalupe Custom Strings use to create strings that maintain a reputation for their exceptional quality, durability and craftsmanship.
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Hilo Strings
Bob Gleason/ Pegasus Guitars & Ukuleles
P.O.Box 160
Kurtistown, HI 96760
Phone/Fax (808)966-6323
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Hilo strings for ukulele are precision ground to close tolerances. This helps them stay in tune and play in tune. They are made from Tynex, which is more resistant to moisture than nylon.
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Ko’olau Guitar
and Ukulele Company
Kitakis Stringed Instrument Repair
401 N.Cane St. A-10
Wahiawa, Hawaii 96786
808-622-1064
fax: 808-622-1646
eMail: sales@koolauukulele.com
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Tiki King's Ukulele: Brand name database: Ko_olau
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Custom and stock instruments, strings and more.
Ko’olau Guitars and 'Ukuleles are professional quality, hand crafted instruments. The shop is located in Kaneohe, on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii, approximately fifteen minutes from Honolulu, at the foot of the the beautiful Ko’olau Mountains.
These are some of the best Ukuleles around.
(From the Ko’olau web site) - Ko`olau Gold 'Ukulele Strings are professional quality strings, preferred by performers and recording artists.♣
Thanks to John Kitakis for allowing me to use his great ukuleles on the cover of my books, Curt Sheller
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Guitar
Perfectly Balanced Set - Guitar runs in gauges from ultra light (008-038) to heavy (014-057) in Round Wound Stainless and Flat Wound Stainless. They also have two (2) sets of Black Nylon Tape Wounds for 6 and 7 string guitars. The 7 string set is what Benedetto strings has used on his custom guitars.
7 String guitar string sets and singles available.
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(from their site) - Hand-crafted in America, Oasis® is the best solution to the challenge of guitar humidification. Whether you play a flat top steel string or a nylon string classical guitar, you have made a significant investment in a quality instrument. It is far less expensive to have an effective, easy to use guitar humidifier than it is to repair a cracked guitar. Give Oasis® a try and you will see how well it works!
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Martin Guitar
C. F. Martin & Co., Inc.
510 Sycamore Street
P. O. Box 329
Nazareth, PA 18064-0329
Phone: 610-759-2837
Fax: 610-759-5757
Savarez
Savarez S.A.
Capital de 731 500 €
SIREN : 784 124 463 000 59
APE : 363Z
5, Avenue Barthélémy Thimonnier
BP 133
69643 Caluire et Cuire Cedex
France
Tèl : (0033/0) 4 37 40 32 00
Fax : (0033/0) 4 37 40 32 10
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Ukulele
Here is a tenor uke string set up that I have used at various times:
"C" Tuning (G C E A) Low "G"
Savarez Alliance (red card-R)
- E-1 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .024, 541R for the A
- H-2 (B-2) KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .027, 542R for the E
- G-3 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .033, 543R for the C
D'Addario Pro-Arte
- D Light Silverplated Copper Wound .028, J4304 for both the low G and low A bass strings
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Links
- www.worthc.to/W-Strings.html
- Worth Strings (a Good reference): www.worthc.to/W-Strings-e.html
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100% Fluoro-carbon Ukulele Strings
Brown, Clear Regular, Clear Special Hard♣
Using Classical Guitar Strings on Ukulele
Guitar TIP-Stringing a Nylon String Guitar
Buster B. Jones shows you his fast technique for changing nylon strings. If you're a gut string player you'll love this video. (YouTube link)
This technique for changing strings applies to ukuleles as well.
(Ed.) I use this technique and it works really well and saves a lot of time when restring a guitar or ukulele.
Using Classical Guitar String Set on Ukulele
(source: FleaMarketMusic.com) Any classical guitar strings will work. You'd only use the D G B and E strings. As far as I know there aren't any unwound classical D strings.
- Use the classical guitar D for the uke G.
- Use the classical G for the uke C.
- Use the classical B for the uke E.
- Use the classical E for the uke A.
(Ed.) Any gauge string would work depending on how much tension you like on your strings. A favorite brand is Savarez. I've used the Savarez Alliance strings (red package) in the past.
"C" Tuning (G C E A) Low "G"
Savarez Alliance (red card-R)
- E-1 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .024, 541R for the A
- H-2 (B-2) KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .027, 542R for the E
- G-3 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .033, 543R for the C
D'Addario Pro-Arte
- D Light Silverplated Copper Wound .028, J4304 for both the low G and low A bass strings
"D" Tuning (A D F# B) Low "A"
Savarez Alliance
- E-1 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .024, 541R for the B
- H-2 (B-2) KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .027, 542R for the F#
- G-3 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .033, 543R for the D
This is the same set as a Low "G", "C" Tuning.
D'Addario Pro-Arte
- D Light Silverplated Copper Wound .028, J4304 for the low A bass string
This is the same set as a Low "G", "C" Tuning.
"G" Tuning (d G B E) High "D"
Savarez Alliance
(red card-R) and high tensions (blue card-J)
- Plain KF Treble High Tension .033, 543J for the D
- Plain KF Treble Standard Tension .027, 542R for the E
- Plain KF Treble Standard Tension .033, 543R for the B
D'Addario Pro-Arte
- D Light Silverplated Copper Wound .028, J4304 for both the low G (string 3)
Using a High "G" set for low
(source: Brudda Bu, FleaMarketMusic.com Forum) Brudda Iz used a tenor uke in low "G" tuning.
He used a regular high G Martin string set, but this is how he used the strings...
- For the G string, he used his C string and tuned it low.
- For the C string, he used his E string.
- For the E string, he used his G string.
- He left the A string in the normal place.
String Diameter, Density and Material
The affect of materila, diamter and density on strings.
If the string material is the same, a smaller diameter string requires less tension at identical pitches.
If the diameter is the same, a denser material requires less tension at identical pitches.
Depending on how much smaller in diameter and the density of the material. A denser material and smaller diameter requires more or less tension.
Here are a few links for additional information:
Online String Resources
A few online resources for string and information.
Strings By Mail
PO Box 7192
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
Phone: 1-734-929-0862
Toll Free within the USA: 1-800-513-8271
Fax: 1-734-929-0874
Ukulele Chords
NEW This small (1/2 size) chord book is a great little book to carry with you. Ukulele Chords covers basic open position and basic movable form chords. From these two chord categories a variety of songs and styles can be played.
A Guide to Ukulele Strums & Rhythmic Patterns
This book is designed as a guide to ukulele (pronounced “oo-koo-lele”) strums. From rock and waltz strums to reggae and broken chord strums.
A Guide to Ukulele Chords
This book is designed as a guide to ukulele (pronounced “oo-koo-lele”) chords. Covering basic ukulele chords that ALL uke players MUST know, movable chord forms, rock uke chords, how to transpose chords, learning the ukulele fingerboard and an introduction to 4-part “jazz” chords and more...
Ukulele For Guitar Players
Ukulele for Guitar Players is a guide to transferring the accumulated experience and knowledge gained as a guitar played to the ukulele.
A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z
Covers the key of C major and C minor, including a detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression and the chord substutitions.
The Advanced Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Guitar
Each volume of The Advanced Guide to Blues Progressions for Guitar features basic to advanced blues chord progressions. to be used with the chord voicings from volume I, II & III of The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords.
Exploring "Jazz" Chords on Ukulele
Exploring "Jazz" Chords takes the core chords from A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele and shows their use over a variety of common chord progressions based on songs from the standard jazz repertoire.
A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele
If your goal is to expand your chord vocabulary, The Advanced Guide to Ukelele Chords Series is your answer. Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords. A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords Volume I provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.
The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords
Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords this provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.
Harmonic Analysis For Scale Selection And Chord Substitution
Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution.
Ukulele - Reading Music Series
Reading Music in Open Position, Single Note Studies- Primer. Reading music is not as hard as one might think. It may be new and unfamiliar to you but is not hard when you have a proper plan of attack.
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