This Aquila set is a good way to bring more life to your soprano ukulele. Aquila is known for their bright tone and ample volume. It is a big help to a lot of less expensive ukulele and also the preferred choice on many expensive ones. Try them out!
Aquila Nylgut Strings
Until the mid-20th century ukuleles were mounted exclusively in gut, a material that had been used for thousands of years and that combines excellent promptness of attack with brillance of timbre – very different, in other words, from nylon strings. And until recently the typical sound quality of gut has been a constant point of reference for luthiers, composers, and performers alike, A fundamental aim for our research has therefore been to make a new synthetic product having the same acoustic properties as gut – but without its typical defects – (high cost, limited duration and high instability under varying climatic.
Nylgut has precisely these qualities: allowing one, on the one hand, to rediscover the original sonorities of the ukulele; and guaranteeing, on the other, a stability of tuning higher even that that of the best nylon strings.
Aquila seta are all made from utterly innovative materials, discovered and perfected at our laboraties after a long period of research and testing carried out on the newest synthetic discoveries of high technology.
Top customer reviews
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Upgrade from GHS strings 0 people found this helpfulI replaced my GHS strings on my Ohana BK70RB Baritone with the Aquila Strings and it sure did bring out the sound of the spruce top. These strings really last a good while and sound good also. Mahalo CLyde Ortego
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Excellent strings 0 people found this helpfulThe aquila strings have a beautiful tone and are very long lasting. For the baritone uke, the metal strings wear out a little faster, and on the ridges of the fretboard can get a little thin, but all in al aquila strings are the ones to have!
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an upgrade 4 people found this helpfulI have a mediocre Baritone uke and when I upgraded to these strings (EBGD) it made all the difference. Instead of a mumbled, soft sound I now have clear bright notes. The nylgut only takes a day or so to stretch out and then they have been rock solid in tune every time I pick up the instrument. I have had them on the Baritone for about 3 months now and there is no sign of wear or age. I also have these strings in GCEA on a Baritone. These dont produce a sound that I think is quite true, no matter how much I try and work the tuning. When I compare the sound to my tenor in GCEA the sound good, string by string, but when I play the Baritone by itself something seems off overall. So I dont recommend using the GCEA strings to just convert a Baritone to standard uke tuning. It does the job but it is not all that pleasing in the end result.
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I like them 1 people found this helpfulSome don't like string sets with wound strings, but I find with a baritone this set works well. the wound strings don't last as long as unwound, but to my ears, they have a more pleasing tone.