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THREE NEW CONCERT PINECONES, and a string experiment!

10/25/2012

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THREE NEW UKES ARE NOW FINISHED.  I just strung them up yesterday- and I am pleased,  they each came out very nicely,  They each sound wonderful!   But each in its own way.  I have been experimenting with South Coast Strings.  I asked Dirk Wormhoudt to suggest three of his string sets that might work well with these   Concert Pinecones.  He sent me three different sets,  I put a different set on each of the ukes as follows.
      UKE #34- Soft Light Medium
      UKE #35- Light Medium Gauge
      UKE #36-Soft Medium Gauge
Now comes the challenge of deciding which I like best.  I am going to have Patrick Madsen come down and help me with that question.  Pat is a fine musician and I respect his judgement.  The strings make a distinct difference in the sound of these three ukes that should be as identical as  I can make them.  Previously I have put a low G on these very resonant ukes.  These three are all strung Re-entrant so now I have four quite identical ukes all with different strings.  I will let you know what Pat and I decide.  In the meantime, these ukes are for sale,  After my test period I would be happy to ship these out.  They will make marvelous Christmas gifts.







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