Aquila 10U Nylgut Tenor Ukulele String Set

I have had great luck with these strings. Put them on an old Martin soprano uke that was too small for me to play with regular uke chords. The mandolin chords are much easier (most of them) on this short scale. Also I like the expanded range compared to the regular uke strings. And the chords sound sweeter. I wonder if some of the folks having problems with the string breakage are not using concert ukes which have a longer scale length. My soprano uke has a scale length of 13-3/4 inches. I am also planning on putting these on a concert uke but tuning them 3 half-steps lower (E B F# C#).

Okay, so I bought these strings in hopes of trying to get the most out of my ukulele. I bought my uke in Hawaii and brought it back with me to my home on the mainland. The uke I picked sounded great already. However, I was just looking to try to get the MOST out of it that I could, if it was ever possible. I saw reviews for these and just impulsively bought them. When I got them, I realized they looked a lot like strings the uke came with. So, I looked up my uke and it turns out that my uke came with the Aquila strings. Well! I have to say, it's great having backup strings, at least. I haven't used the new strings yet, but I can say for sure that these are great sounding strings, they were the reason I chose the uke that I did while in HI. So, get them!

Overall, the strings are terrific. The nylon-wound low G string has a great sound, with a nylon feel. So it's perfect. The D and A strings are great, too. The E string broke in a week (but it was a great week!) As others have mentioned, save yourself the trouble and buy 20 lb-test nylon monofilament fishing line. Fluorocarbon also works, apparently. It's stronger and doesn't stretch as much, but it's more expensive and harder to work. Or find the line I stumbled across: A nylon/fluorocarbon hybrid made by Yo-Zuri. It's supposed to combine the strength of fluorocarbon with the flexibilty of nylon (useful when tying knots). (It sounds good to me, so that's what I'm going with.) The other thing to know: It really is a GDAE set, but the package doesn't tell you string diameters. All it says is 1:RED (that's the thinnest, high E string) 2:BLUE (the A string) 3:GREEN (the D string) 4:WHITE (the nylon-wound G string, in a separate plastic sleeve) The red, blue, and green strings are colored at one end. The white string, if it's colored, is hard to see. But there is a small white label on the sleeve it comes in.

I'm so glad to have found these strings! I started playing the ukulele about 8 months ago, and I quickly came to the conclusion that the standard high G just didn't give me the sound I wanted. As a fairly hesitant first-time ukulele owner, I didn't want to try any of the more jury-rigged solutions for getting a low G, like using a guitar D-string or using a string from a larger ukulele. So here I am! The package arrived promptly, and it contained 3 nylgut strings (C, E, A), and one wound metal string (G). I was a little concerned about inserting the string, simply because I wasn't sure if the stringing process was different for the metal than it would be for nylgut. All of the instructional videos I was able to find were for nylon strings, and lacking any evidence to the contrary I decided to put in the low G the same way, which has been working splendidly for the last 5 months or so-- hopefully someone can correct me if I should have done it some other way. As I say, I've been using these strings for the past 5 months, and I'm very pleased with their sound and longevity. The metal does, as other reviewers have mentioned, give the instrument a slightly different sound, but I don't think it's a bad sound. And contrary to what another reviewer said, I don't believe that the string rusts quickly-- rather, I think the string is composed of a nickel plating over a copper center, and frequent use causes the silver plating to wear off on the parts of the string that see the most action (high up on the fretboard and the sweet spot where you strum), and I can see why one might think the copper showing through was actually rust. Overall I'm very satisfied with these strings, and will definitely buy them again once this set wears out.

I bought these GDAE strings to put on a Soprano Uke so I could play it with the same fingering as a mandolin. I think they work great, sound great, and I am thrilled with this purchase. I have a really cheap uke, but these strings do sound better than the original strings I had on it (in standard uke tuning), and I absolutely love that I can now tune my uke like a mandolin/fiddle and play it like that. Yay!

I am thinking about buying a mandolin, and thought I'd string my old Johnson Uke with these. They don't have a ball end, and my uke bridge was slotted - didn't have a hole-thru to tie the string. The E-string kept breaking at the bridge, and I ended up by tying it around an old guitar string brass end, and it's been holding so far. The increased tension is pulling up my bridge - the cheap Uke probably doesn't have a bridge plate, so I'd be careful not to put these on a valuable instrument. They are serving their purpose for me, though!

These are soprano-sized strings that are just long enough to be installed on a concert-sized uke, and the tuning of these is G, D, A, E, which puts your concert-sized uke into the same tuning as a mandolin -- but a quieter, mellower version of a mandolin. I now refer to my concert uke as a "mandukolin." The G string is wire-wound nylon, and the remaining strings are straight nylon. The E string is very thin, and I read in some of the other reviews that, for some people, that it broke on them during installation. So please take your time bringing the E string up to tension, perhaps even doing it over 2 - 4 days to let it stretch out slowly. To the best of my knowledge, Aquila is the only brand that sells uke strings in this tuning, so that might explain the fact that they cost over $18, which is reason for only 4 stars on the Value for Money rating. And because these are soprano strings that you put on a concert uke, you don't have much extra string to spare, so I wouldn't bother with the traditional folding-under of the strings at the saddle, or you'll find yourself short. Also, the skinny E string would not remained attached to the saddle without putting an extra loop in the knot. Then it started sliding off the tuning peg, which I finally overcame with sheer persistence. But the end result is worth it, if indeed you want to tune your concert uke like a mandolin.

I have a fiddle, a mandolin, a guitar, and a couple of ukuleles, so I change a lot of strings. I purchased this set so that I could practice my mandolin music while recovering from a finger injury. They make a really cheap soprano ukulele sound amazing. The intonation was perfect, and these strings really sing. It's a pleasure to play my new "mandolele". These strings are the best quality of any I have ever used. I was cautious about tuning the very, very thin first string all the way up to E5, so I took a few days to do it and had no problems. I cannot recommend these strings highly enough. Thank you Aquila for making them, and please don't stop!

Permet un accordage avec la corde de Sol une octave plus bas. Donc accordé en G3 C4 E4 A4 au lieu de G4 C4 E4 A4. Cela augmente la tessiture de 5 notes et permet de créer un son plus profond et plus chaud. Cela facilite le jeu soliste et l’exécution des gammes par une logique qui se rapproche de la guitare. De plus, les cordes sont de bonne qualité et sonnent mieux que les autres modèles que j’ai testé.

For me these strings served two purposes, they gave use (and new life) to a "semi-retired" instrument and allowed me to appraise the concept of playing a mandolin without having to buy a mandolin ... and they work! Super tone, stable tuning (once they're "stretched in") and access to a whole hatful of fiddle and mandolin arrangements for very little money ... can't go wrong. If you've got a "spare" soprano ukulele, you need a set of these strings ... if you haven't got a spare ukulele, buy one ;)

Simply the best for my instrument and my style of playing. I've been using them for 20 years and have compared them to many other strings. To me they are the best if you want to sound bright and warm, between nylon and fluorcarbon, between very warm and very bright. I love the brand and the company!

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J’ai acheté récemment un nouveau ukulélé dont le sont était très moyen j’ai dû donc changer les corde cette marque de corde est bien réputé et j’en suis très satisfaite