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evh7 Approved
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Assuming you can find tenor strings that are long enough, would they work okay on a baritone uke?
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BartlebysUke Approved 
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Assuming they would (which I have no idea), why would you want to? Is it that you want the C-tuning (GCEA)? because if that is so, you can buy nice GCEA strings specifically for the Baritone. I have some on my Baritone and they sound good. Or is there some other reason you are wondering?
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evh7 Approved
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I'd want to do it, because I want to use GCEA tuning, I'm looking to avoid a metal-wound low G string. So far, I've only found Worth that makes unwound low G strings. They don't do a low G baritone set, but they have low G tenor sets that are really long, so I'm wondering if they'd work.
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Will Approved 
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evh7 wrote: I'd want to do it, because I want to use GCEA tuning, I'm looking to avoid a metal-wound low G string. So far, I've only found Worth that makes unwound low G strings. They don't do a low G baritone set, but they have low G tenor sets that are really long, so I'm wondering if they'd work. Tenor strings are not the right gauge, even if they are long enough. You will need to use special gauge strings made specifically for that purpose. Most of these "C-tuned baritone strings" have a high-G string; if you want to stay with low-G tuning, you will need to save the G from the original baritone string set and install it in the lowest position. That's what I did for my Amigo baritone. Aquila makes a set of these in Nylgut, which I use. They have a high-G, so if you want to have all Nylgut strings, you will need to also order the regular DGBE baritone string set. http://elderly.com/accessories/items/ANBP.htm http://elderly.com/search/elderly?terms=aquila+baritone Last edited on Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 02:41 pm by Will ____________________ 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/ |
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BartlebysUke Approved
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Would that get our friend the desired unwound string? In other words, none of the Aquila strings are wound? Will wrote: evh7 wrote:I'd want to do it, because I want to use GCEA tuning, I'm looking to avoid a metal-wound low G string. So far, I've only found Worth that makes unwound low G strings. They don't do a low G baritone set, but they have low G tenor sets that are really long, so I'm wondering if they'd work.
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Will Approved
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BartlebysUke wrote: Would that get our friend the desired unwound string? In other words, none of the Aquila strings are wound? No, Aquila Nylgut baritone strings have metal windings for the D and G strings of the standard baritone set. An unwound string would have to be unduly thick to achieve sufficient mass and would not vibrate as well. A denser string, such as Worth fluorocarbon, can do the job without metal windings. Worth makes C-tuned baritone strings as well.
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