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Topic: Ukulele Strings |
George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 27 Mar 2003 10:27 pm |
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Just wondering if any of you ukulele players have experienced any problems obtaining strings for the little critter. I teach ukulele. One of my students had a quite a bit of trouble finding proper strings in any of our many music stores. Anyway, I recalled a Hawaiian telling me the best strings were to be found in a spool of nylon fishing line, 30 gauge. Upon my recommendation, my student popped into a sporting store, bought a spool for less than $3.00 and I restrung her ukulele. Man, what a nice sound! Unbelieveable. She has enough nylon line left over to restring probably 50 ukuleles !
Just for your information.... |
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Jesse Pearson
From:
San Diego , CA
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Posted 27 Mar 2003 11:40 pm
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Thanks Keoki, that will come in handy one day when I want to impress my girl, by changing her strings with fishing line! I'll tell her a very wise Hawaiian guitar guru showed me this old trick from the islands!  |
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Blake Hawkins
From:
Florida
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Posted 28 Mar 2003 4:58 am
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George,
I've been using Martin M-600 strings.
The set is : 1st: .021
2nd: .032
3rd: .036
4th: .025
I tune it : G C E A (Low to High)
The strings I use were ordered from "Just Strings."
With "Just Strings" I can order strings for all my instruments at the same time.
It is very difficult to find Ukulele strings in local music stores.
Blake |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 28 Mar 2003 5:42 am
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Hi George,
I have five sets of Martin Ukulele strings,
M600. They were given to me years ago by a
music store owner who went out of business.
These have not been out of the package and should work fine.
If you send me an envelope with some postage I will be glad to send them on to you at no charge.
Email me if you have any questions.
Roy
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 28 Mar 2003 12:54 pm
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| Very kind of you Roy...I would need your snail address...don't seem to have it. Mahalo nui loa, |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Paul Osbty
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2003 11:37 am
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A bit off-topic, but I have to ask.
This disussion brought back an early memory of my Father playing his ukulele in about 1960. When he tuned it, he told me he remembered how by singing "My Dog Has Fleas" to each open string pitch, low to high. Now I remember the tuning this way, also. I haven't thought about that in years! He grew up in Montana/N. Dakota from 1930 to 1950.
Was this a local thing or was this known to others as well? |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 29 Mar 2003 12:33 pm
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| I believe it's a widely known bit of popular culture, Paul, like the "Shave and a haircut - two bits" routine or "lefty loosey, righty tighty" for turning screws. |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 29 Mar 2003 1:42 pm
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| Let's move this to Music instead of No Peddlers. |
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