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October 29, 2018 at 2:58 pm #19569kayleighbMember
Maureen stick with the wound 3rd for a while and see how you get on. I’ve been told it takes some time to settle but the pay off in sound is worth it.
I spoke to Southern Ukelele store about strings for my uke and they advised on a couple that would suit the wood and build. Maybe reach out to them if in the UK or Mike at Uke Republic and see what they recommend.
October 29, 2018 at 2:59 pm #19570kayleighbMemberOh and I love my flurocarbons. I much prefer the m to the Aquilas!
October 29, 2018 at 10:58 pm #19602mheidenParticipantThanks Kanni and Kayleigh– I appreciate your feedback. I’ll give it some more time.
Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like the action is too low and I’m getting alot of dead notes. Like on Etude 13, the hammer-on from fret 3 to 2 barely makes a sound. On St. James Infirmary, the part on fret 7,8,9 with the pinky on 10 for 1 note…I can’t even hit the string with my pinky…it seems like it sits close to the edge or something. I’ve been really frustrated. Or just basic things, I am getting dead notes- maybe I’m not holding the strings down hard enough…I don’t know.*the wound C is much thicker than the low G wound strings on my low G ukes.
October 29, 2018 at 11:22 pm #19604kanae926ParticipantBeing that the C string is normally the lowest string, I bet that wound third is pretty thick (more so than low G). I honestly think it’s a matter of the tension difference going from nylgut to fluorocarbon that’s creating most of the new learning curve (I know I did minus the wound string part).
I don’t know if any of your past ukes have had a set up, but for me, my Pono was the first and the action was a lot lower. I found it easier to play the first fret, but there was a lot of muting I did elsewhere probably because I hadn’t adjusted to the action difference and new string flexibility. 🤷🏻♀️
All I know is, the fluorocarbons are way easier on my fingertips and they hurt less after getting my Pono. 😂
October 29, 2018 at 11:29 pm #19607mheidenParticipantYes, I have 3 ukes that had a set up (2 low G); this one feels a bit lower in places. I’m glad you had the muting issue as well. I’m sure it’s just time. What is funny….how you describe fluorocarbons sounds like how I describe Aquila’s….the fluorocarbons seem much more rigid and they really beat up my fingers! LOL. When I switch back to my other uke, everything seems easier.
I’ll keep you posted.
October 29, 2018 at 11:32 pm #19610kanae926ParticipantHaha! That’s weird. Are we talking about the same thing? We’re complete opposites. 😂😂😂
Maybe the ones that come on the Pono aren’t fluorocarbon then. The description shows:
“All Ko’olau ‘Alohi (Hawaiian for brilliance, pronouced A-lo-hee) are crafted from a dense monofilament material that has an attractive, translucent purple hue. They have a polished, smooth feel analogous to nylon, but with a slightly brighter tone and increased projection.”I’m not sure what that means. lol! Better call a strings expert because clearly I’m not it. 😆
October 30, 2018 at 7:57 am #19645mheidenParticipanthaha…..I don’t know what that means either…but the strings are D’addario. I was surprised when I read that insert as I was expecting the Ko’alou. Who knows!
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