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olddog Approved
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Hello, I'm pretty new to the ukulele and I'm having a lot of fun with it, but I want to branch out a little. I'm got some "tabs" that require "low G" tuning. So, now I have one question and one concern: Should I buy an entire set of strings that contain the "low G", or do folks just change out the one string ? And, if the low G is a heavier guage string, and I need to route out the nut so that it sits properly, will I be able to switch back to a "high G", or have I made my uke a "low G" only because the "high G" won't sit in the nut properly ? ......My wife won't let me buy another uke until I get a lot better. THANKS!
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Will Approved 
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You only need to change out the high-G string for a low-G string, but, you might not be able to find an isolated low-G for sale anywhere, so you might have to buy a whole new low-G set. Although low-G uke string sets are made for all sizes, low-G tuning works better for the larger body ukes (tenors and baritones) because the resonance frequency of the larger body matches that string better.
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ichadwick Approved 
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Well, you can never have too many ukes... I recommend you buy several. Just watch for the wound string. Most low Gs are wound and they're not suitable for use on a plastic fretboard. But they're fine on the wooden ones.
____________________ Ian ------------------------------------------- Ukulele reviews: http://www.ianchadwick.com/essays/ukuleles.htm Harmonica reviews: http://www.ianchadwick.com/essays/harmonicas.htm |
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Neal Approved 
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Will wrote: You only need to change out the high-G string for a low-G string, but, you might not be able to find an isolated low-G for sale anywhere, so you might have to buy a whole new low-G set. Although low-G uke string sets are made for all sizes, low-G tuning works better for the larger body ukes (tenors and baritones) because the resonance frequency of the larger body matches that string better. Mike sells a single http://tinyurl.com/6eyvtl
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olddog Approved
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Thanks to everyone for the reply. My Uke has a plastic nut, so it sounds like putting a wound low G string on it probably isn't an option. Since I would anticipate switching back and forth from LowG to High G tuning, I guess I would need to find a "non-wound" Low G or get my wife to let me buy another uke for alternate tuning. thanks.
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Will Approved
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olddog wrote: Thanks to everyone for the reply. My Uke has a plastic nut, so it sounds like putting a wound low G string on it probably isn't an option. Since I would anticipate switching back and forth from LowG to High G tuning, I guess I would need to find a "non-wound" Low G or get my wife to let me buy another uke for alternate tuning. You are not precluded from using a metal-wound low-G string just because it has a plastic nut; almost all of my ukes have a plastic nut, and nearly all of them have the low-G string. What Ian was saying in his post above is that certain ukes with a molded all-plastic fretboard (no metal fret wires), such as the standard Flea or Fluke, might be subject to premature wear because the metal windings are harder than the molded plastic frets. If you have a wooden fretboard with metal fret wires, you needn't worry about that happening.
____________________ Will http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/297/ Loose Change & Friends http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/245/ http://loosechangeandfriends.com The Earth Tones http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/337/ A Bunch Of Coconuts http://abunchofcoconuts.com |
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Neal Approved
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Well, I'm not sure how it happened, but apparently you missed my post above, olddog. Such is life on the forums.
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Dino Approved 
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I was told that the uke low-G could be replaced with a guitar nylon wound "D" string. I saw uke string packaging that was labeled guitar D string. If you have a plastic fretbroad, only "Worth" strngs have that non-wound low-G.
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Neal Approved
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I guess no one reads the previous posts. Well, good luck to you in your search for that elusive non-wound low G. I'm not sure, but I think it's out there!  Hint: Worth isn't the only one.
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