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How to Choose and Install a New Set of Strings for Your Ukulele

There are a variety of different string types to choose from for ukulele, but there is no one “best” type of string. Here's how to install new strings on your ukulele.

Things About Strings: What You Need to Know About This Vital Part of Your Ukulele

Strings can be a fun and affordable way to conduct your own tone experiments on your ukulele, and not every type of string will sound the same on every ukulele.

How to Find the Right Ukulele and Strings For You

BY SARAH MAISEL Of course, the very first thing you will think of when you hear the word “gear” is all the electronics available out there. Though that part of being a musician is fun, I’m talking about something much…

Gear Guru: Change Your Uke Strings in 7 Easy Steps

Changing strings is something every ukulele player will need to do at some point. Here's how to change your ukulele strings in 7 easy steps.

How to Find the Best Ukulele and Strings for Your Needs

BY SARAH MAISEL | FROM THE SPRING 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE Of course, the very first thing you will think of when you hear the word “gear” is all the electronics available out there. Though that part of being a musician is…

Review: Martin Ukulele Premium Strings

Martin’s new ukulele strings are an alternative to fluorocarbon strings and are available in soprano, concert, and tenor sizes.

Vintage Ukulele Strings
A Look at the Packaging and Materials

TEXT AND PHOTOS BY SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY | FROM THE SPRING 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE If you’ve ever had the privilege of playing a vintage ukulele strung with old-fashioned natural-gut strings, you know what a warm, mellifluous sound those strings can…

New Tones, New Colors, New Sounds—New Strings Are The Easiest and Cheapest Way to Overhaul Your Uke

Changing ukulele strings can be a cheap, fun way to experiment with tone and playability, as well as the look and feel of your uke.

Kala Debuts Strings & Flashy New Colors on Archtop and Waterman Series

Kala recently debuted a flashy new addition to its archtop ukulele line. Now available in metallic white, the Kala Archtop has a body with an arched spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and a mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard.…

Desperately Seeking Ukuleles at Folk Alliance International

By Mark Kemp Well, folks, I’m here in Kansas City, Missouri, this week for the annual Folk Alliance International Conference, where more than 3,000 players and singers from more than 20 different countries will be strutting their stuff in the…