Aquila Red Series Ukulele Strings - Various Sizes

Red Series Ukulele Strings - Various Sizes 

A unique feeling and a strong, consistent sound.

Until now, it was necessary to increase the gauge of a string for it to produce a lower-pitched note.

But increasing the string’s diameter also increases internal dampening.

That makes the string less bright, less responsive and more muffled; the thicker the string, the duller the sound.

Our revolutionary new approach — unique to us — changes the specific weight of the material, increasing it progressively to leave the gauge almost unchanged.

The result is amazing: instruments sound brighter, more powerful and more responsive through the entire range of the fret board.

The strings also maintain their intonation better, because thicker strings need to be fretted harder, pulling them further out of tune.

Red Series sets provide superior performance over traditional strings for musicians who love bright sounds and powerful voicing across the full scale of the instrument.

You never heard a sound like this before, simply because before it did not exist.

Red Series sets provide superior performance over traditional strings for musicians who love clear, sharp sounds and powerful voicing across the full scale of the instrument.

You never heard a sound like this before, simply because before it did not exist.

Who never dreamed of tuning the ukulele in low G, without using a fourth wound string type?

Wound strings indeed, together with the quality of sound power shows problems that in ukulele are very considered:

• shorter lifetime than the treble strings
• sound power too bright and intrusive compared to the plastic treble strings
• excessive sustain
• noise caused by the fingers of the left hand
• rapid oxidation of the metal wire in case of acid sweat

The only alternative solution used today is the use of a fluocarbon string.

Its performance, however, is never entirely satisfactory because a low string, to be really good, must not only use materials with high density but also a bit flexible.

Fluorocarbon is unfortunately a very stiff material.

Density, is indeed the secret for the sound quality of a low string.

Why are there different shades of red?

In the manufacturing process of our Red Series strings we use different percentages of metal powder to optimize each string’s performance within the set.

Because of this, the color varies slightly with each string in a set of Reds.

This is not a production problem.

It is so each string produces the sound you expect from Aquila Reds!

Attention!

The Red Series strings must be stretched by your fingers in a gentle way.

Not too much. The settle up in tune in 2-3 days.

85U – Concert Regular 

Note -------------------------------------------------------- A, E, C, G

Diameter (mm) ------------------------------ 0.58, 0.73, 0.83, 0.60

Tension (kg) --------------------------------  4.40, 4.23, 3.71, 3.74

Gauge (in) ------------------------ 0.0230, 0.0290, 0.0330, 0.0240

Tension (lbs) --------------------------------  9.70, 9.33, 8.18, 8.24

88U- Tenor Low G

Note ------------------------------------------------------- A, E, C, G

Diameter (mm) ----------------------------- 0.60, 0.75, 0.85, 0.75

Tension (kg) -------------------------------- 6.03, 5.72, 4.98, 4.40

Gauge (in) ----------------------- 0.0240, 0.0300, 0.0330, 0.0300

Tension (lbs) --------------------------- 13.29, 12.61, 10.98, 9.70

89U – Baritone

Note ----------------------------------------------------- E, B, G, D

Diameter (mm) --------------------------- 0.62, 0.80, 0.80, 0.70

Tension (kg) ------------------------------- 5.08, 5.14, 5.03, 4.45

Gauge (in) ---------------------- 0.0240, 0.0310, 0.0310, 0.0280

Tension (lbs) -------------------------- 11.20, 11.33, 11.09, 9.81