Hi Joe,

I bought some strings which are described as nylgut, whatever that means. I assume that they are a type of nylon which have the mellow quality of gut strings like some of the original harps used (some have metal strings) but with the durability of nylon. The low G string is metal wound over nylgut, but very fine.

Someone who recently started coming to our session group has a tenor (I think) uke which he has tuned like a guitar, so it has the unique qualities of a uke but he can swap between guitar and uke without having to do the mental gymnastics associated with changing from one tuning to another.

Donuel, you've lost me. I think you might need to explain for me what you mean about tuning in fifths, fourths etc. What is each string tuned to for each type of tuning? What category does the GCEA tuning fit into?

Joe,

I watched some of James Hill's uke tutorials this morning. I learned a few things I didn't know. I don't know a lot about ukes, because I'm just a dabbler, so I need to know a LOT! :-)

Helen