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PhilUSAFRet Approved
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Have a Mele Koa Tenor Uke and I am unhappy with tone/sustain. It has black hilo strings with regular g tuning and a wound c, an ebony nut and a corian saddle in an ebony bridge. It just doesn't "ring/sing" Am considering changing nut/saddle to Tusq, strings to low g Aquila's but wonder if they would be any significant improvement over what I have considering it's a nylon strings instrument. Would be a no brainer for a steel string instrument. I guess worst case scenario would call for installing a pickup. Any advice? Comments?
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Charlie Approved 
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I believe before I done all that work, First I would just put the Aquilla strings on it because I have seen that do much for the sound on all of my ukulele's I find that leaving the uke with high G tuning gives it the ukulele sound and I have tried the low G many times and always go back to regular tuning and it gives a better ring to the instrument. Hope this helps and you will get more advice from this group. Charlie
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PhilUSAFRet Approved
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Thanks Charlie, should I keep the wound c string or use the aquila unwound one?
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Charlie Approved
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No I would not use wound strings, They are a problem some times. I just don't like the wound strings and they will come unwound alot of the time. If you go low G you will have to use them. Charlie
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Will Approved 
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PhilUSAFRet wrote: Have a Mele Koa Tenor Uke and I am unhappy with tone/sustain. It has black hilo strings with regular g tuning and a wound c, an ebony nut and a corian saddle in an ebony bridge. It just doesn't "ring/sing" Am considering changing nut/saddle to Tusq, strings to low g Aquila's but wonder if they would be any significant improvement over what I have considering it's a nylon strings instrument. Would be a no brainer for a steel string instrument. I guess worst case scenario would call for installing a pickup. Any advice? Comments? As Charlie wrote, try out a set of Aquila Nylgut strings first before changing the saddle and nut. You already have a saddle and nut that are better than most run-of-the-mill plastic ones. Tenor ukes have a right size for low G tuning, which suits my playing style, so try out a low G Nylgut set to see if you like the sound. Wound strings don't bother me. The reason that wound strings are used is that the string is thinner than an unwound string tuned to the same pitch. A really thick unwound string sounds rather lifeless and dull. Last edited on Mon Jul 16th, 2007 01:50 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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UkeForever Approved 
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PhilUSAFRet wrote: It just doesn't "ring/sing." Comments?Sonic inconsistency is typical in this brand. I've heard good ones, mediocre ones, and just awful ones. I wouldn't blame the setup; I'd blame the construction.
____________________ Don't let the door hit 'ya where the good Lord split 'ya. John Rockwell's Crazy Songs 
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PhilUSAFRet Approved
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Thanks, that would explain a lot. Phil
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