10nineteen

Today I put a new pair of strings on my beloved Kala pineapple ukulele. I replaced the fluorocarbon strings with Aquila Super-Nylgut strings. When I put the fluorocarbon strings on last year, I really liked them. They sounded brighter, crisper, and had longer sustain than the Nylgut strings, and I thought it was like night and day. I thought these are definitely the way to go. So I also put fluorocarbons on my concert ukulele.

But then I bought my second concert ukulele, which came with Super-Nylgut strings, and the sound has grown on me. It’s a more traditional ukulele sound vs. the fluorocarbons which sound more guitar-like to me. So I decided to put some on the pineapple so I could enjoy the traditional soprano ukulele sound with the old-school-sounding strings. I love them!

I still enjoy my fluorocarbon strings on the concert ukulele (with low-G), which produces a much fuller sound.

I guess you really need multiple ukuleles, right? 😀