Originally Posted by
Granger
I play bari uke and tenor in DGBe tuning. I enjoy a slightly wider neck as well. I think you would be happy with a Kala given what you have explained. I have restrung several bari ukes with steel, low tension Thomastik-Infeld Steel/Nickel Flat Wound Light Steel Core, .010 - .038, KF110. These strings are expensive, but they last a very long time, so your real cost is about the same as buying more sets of cheaper strings. You can buy single strings for just the gauges you will need. The tension is similar to higher tension nylon sets so they have not stressed any instrument I have used them on. I put them on some nicer grade Pono bari ukes and also their Tenor guitar, the UL4-20. The strings sound very warm, clear and not twangy. For more info shoot me an email if you want to try it. I like Pono a lot, Kala makes a nice instrument as well. I have owned Gold Tone, Blueridge and others but sold them. I like the 20 and 21.5" scale lengths for DGBe tuning. I feel the 23" scale works better for the GDAe tuning. So for the sound of steel, grab a bari uke and some Th0mastick KF110 strings and start playing. It can be that simple.
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