Martin M630 Baritone Ukulele Strings

Bought my son a Kala baritone uke last Christmas. The string set that came on the uke looked OK but the wound strings deteriorated fast. First, the windings looked shiny over the lower frets, then it became apparent that within a week of my son having this uke, playing it a lot, that the windings were breaking up over each fret - and becoming uncomfortable to play. I wanted to try out those Aquila Red Series strings - so I bought the baritone set. The unwound strings looked strange in red but sounded great. However, the wound Aquila Red series strings ALSO began to fall apart over the low frets (the most fretted region) within 2 weeks. I was quite cheesed off as these were expensive strings. I checked the frets - but they are all super smooth and shiny - so not at fault. I own loads of guitars and quite a few ukes so I know to change strings - and read the Aquila Red series special instructions for fitting them - this failure is not because of that. Anyway, I bought the Martin baritone set to try out - and immediately put on the wound strings, but left on the Aquila Red unwound 1st & 2nd strings. Such a difference ! The Martin wound strings have lasted really well. I just bought a new set of Martins and changed all the strings, early November. The first set of wound Martin strings were actually still surviving well BUT my boy was playing in a school concert on his uke - so I wanted a new set of strings on it, so it sounded the best, without the risk of embarrassing string-breakages on the day. The clear unwound strings sound almost as good & loud as the Aquila Red unwound strings to me, but my son (now 9.5yrs old) didn’t notice the difference. If you look at various brands for baritone strings, you will find the composition of the wound strings varies a lot. I think Martin’s choice of steel wound for the 4th string and aluminium wound for the 3rd string (hope I’ve got that right !) is the best choice in the end, even if for a 4 string set, having 3 types of string doesn’t sound a great idea. The do work well, sound great AND last really well.

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Great sound..

Noticeably better than the Aquila strings that had been on my uke. Easier to play with a very clear and bright sound. Highly recomend.

As usual Martin is first class in sound. Makes my solid mahogany Leho baritone sound even better.