Strings

Acoustic Guitar Strings

2013-10-082016-10-27
Accessories, Guitars, History, Innovation, Strings

When I was a kid my local music store stocked one brand of guitar string, Black Diamond. I had two choices for string gauge. Although… Read More »Acoustic Guitar Strings

Baritone Ukulele Strings with Mixture of Stainless Flatwound and Plain Nylon

2012-10-242016-10-18
Accessories, How to, Other Instruments, Strings, Ukulele

I was fascinated to discover ukulele strings composed of two stainless steel flatwound strings for the 4th and 3rd strings. These were combined with two… Read More »Baritone Ukulele Strings with Mixture of Stainless Flatwound and Plain Nylon

C Tuning with Low G on Baritone, All Plain Strings

2012-10-232016-10-18
Accessories, How to, Other Instruments, Strings, Ukulele

Southcoast Ukulele makes a nylon set of strings for baritone ukuleles with no wound strings (i.e., all plain strings). I have had these on my… Read More »C Tuning with Low G on Baritone, All Plain Strings

Aquila Red Series Ukulele Strings – Low G

2012-10-192016-11-03
Accessories, How to, Other Instruments, Strings, Ukulele

I describe the Aquila Low G string I put on my new Tenor Ukulele in the following video. You can also get a Red Series C… Read More »Aquila Red Series Ukulele Strings – Low G

Ukulele Strings, Tunings and Technology

2012-08-132016-10-27
Accessories, History, How to, Innovation, Other Instruments, Strings, Ukulele

Whenever I got a new guitar I used to spend some time trying to find the perfect set of strings for the instrument. This could… Read More »Ukulele Strings, Tunings and Technology

Modern Guitar Innovations – 1890 – Steel Strings

2010-11-302016-10-27
Guitars, History, Innovation, Strings

Many innovations in the history of guitars relate to making the instrument louder. Substituting steel wire for gut strings made a big difference in the… Read More »Modern Guitar Innovations – 1890 – Steel Strings