Strings Savarez Yellow Card all-wound classical guitar strings for Low G Uke???

[duganderson]

I saw this post a while back. I'm trying to fine these Savarez Yellow Card all-wound classical guitar strings. Rick Turner said he liked to use the D to the high E for low G to A but I can't seem to find these online. Any chance someone could send me a link to where to buy them or a photo of the package? I tried to message him but it did not go through.

Here's the original post from Rick Turner.......I personally like Savarez Yellow Card all-wound classical guitar strings...the D to the high E...for low G to A tuning on my tenor. They'd be kind of floppy on a soprano, though. What I like about them is that they are incredibly consistent tonally from string to string. The fretted C on the 4th string sounds just like the open C 3rd string; the fretted E on the 3rd string sounds just like the open 2nd string, and the fretted A on the 2nd string sounds just like the open 1st string. Harmonics are true, and there's none of the tubbiness like I hate in the plain "G's" that I've tried.

 

[Patty]

Another thread on Savarez strings says the company discontinued
the 504dh, 541, 542, and 543 strings. I don’t know if these were marketed with a yellow card.

Another member, @Kekani , replied that he has used these replacements:

”544J or 544R, depending on the build. I switched to the 500CJ/500CR Trebles from the 540 Alliance series; I find better balance across the strings, especially the 1st string. But, stayed with the 544 4th string.”

Sorry I can’t figure out how to send the link to the thread! Duh.

I’m using this Savarez set, which sounds stupendous on my two concerts: KF 541R, KF 542R, and KF 543R on top; and HT Classic 544R for low G. All normal tension. However, only the bottom string is wound. This is the set Craig Brandau uses, and Strings by Mail sells it as a custom set here:

Custom Customer Concoction | Craig Brandau Low G Uke Set

Strings By Mail Custom Customer Concoction | Craig Brandau Low G Uke Set - Craig Brandau's Low G Ukulele Set: 1st: Savarez Alliance KF 541R - (A) normal tension .0244 2nd: Savarez Alliance KF 542R - (E) normal tension .0272 3rd: Savarez Alliance KF 543R - (C) normal tension .0331 4th: Savarez HT...

www.stringsbymail.com

 

[merlin666]

Strings by mail has the red card wound trebles, which may be a bit lower tension

Savarez Wound Nylon Trebles | Classical Guitar Strings

www.stringsbymail.com

There's also another thread on nylon wound strings, maybe this should be merged?

 

[Joe Strummer]

I use the middle 4 strings from this set for baritone: https://www.stringsbymail.com/class...t-classic-series-145/540r-alliance-normal-455. The top 4 should work for tenor. You can order them individually. The wound strings are not flat/polished. This causes increased fret noise but a richer tone.

 

[duganderson]

Rick passed last year. Miss him.

Sorry to hear that! Based on his posts, he seemed like a pleasant, knowledgeable and helpful man.

 

[Kenn2018]

Sorry to hear that! Based on his posts, he seemed like a pleasant, knowledgeable and helpful man.

His biography that was on his website makes for very interesting reading. He did a little of everything in Rock before he started making ukuleles. Designing pickups, sound engineer for the Grateful Dead and the wall of sound, started several companies, worked for Gibson for a while. Designed some beautiful electric guitars. A very accomplished and versatile man. And by all accounts, a nice guy.

 

[hollisdwyer]

I have been using a Frankenstein set for years that had been recommended by other UU members. I try other combinations but always return to this set.