Tenor guitar?

musicalstash

Any ideas what sort of strings to use in this old 4 string instrument (nylon or steel) . 

It measures 65cm in length and I originally thought it was a tenor guitar but advised it may  be a tenor Ukuele so not yoo sure what to string it up with . 

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Thanks 

jdgm

I think that's an ukelele of some sort.

I would email one of these shops with pics and the what strings query -

https://www.southernukulelestore.co.uk/  ; (if you are in the South)

https://worldofukes.co.uk/         ; (if up North)

Good luck!

barnstorm

No date to be found on it? 

Your overall length is right for a tenor uke rather than a tenor guitar. Just eyeballing it, the bridge will want to move back a bit from its position in your photo for the correct scale.

Wear on the tailpiece and on the bridge might give you some clues as to what strings were most recently on there. Also the diameter of the holes on the tailpiece. Nut slots all appear to be about the same width from what you can see on the pic.

Wouldn't try steel. Heaps of options available for fluorocarbon or nylon/nylgut tenor uke strings.

But before you put any tension on it, is it sound? That looks like a big crack on the treble side of the top, but maybe it's an old repair.

Roland

Normal ukulele tuning has a high G string where you would expect the lowest string to be. You can buy a Low G set, and tune it G C E A, which is equivalent to the top four strings of a guitar called at the 5th fret.

musicalstash

Thanks for the comments , .. will order a set  of tenor Ukulele of strings and hopefully it will sound ok.. 

musicalstash

Just about to order some strings but not too sure what type to go for as  the tailpiece looks as though it is designed for ball ends , would tying a knot in the end of the string work ? It also has a adjustable metal nut.

Ukulele Tenor Low G Tuning Strings By D'Addario EJ65TLG Pro-Arté Custom | eBay

barnstorm

Presume you've already experimented by now, but you'll struggle to make knots big enough for that tailpiece, so you'll want a bead to act as a ball end. Ernie Ball does sell ball-end uke strings, but they're just regular strings that come pre-threaded with an appropriate bead.

drofluf

musicalstash said:

Just about to order some strings but not too sure what type to go for as  the tailpiece looks as though it is designed for ball ends , would tying a knot in the end of the string work ? It also has a adjustable metal nut.

Ukulele Tenor Low G Tuning Strings By D'Addario EJ65TLG Pro-Arté Custom | eBay

You could try bridge beads https://albaguitarbeads.com/products/product_c0bb0bb5-648d-fb4a-94f2-b8b93b8b9b69?variant=42690013593754&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&srsltid=AfmBOoo1iTrL7UqUKvlcWBQE7onyqdwHrqi_RQAsiapFu4kCcKuH3mGlEPw

musicalstash

I ordered a set of Ukuele strings and tried the knot method but kept coming through and ended up snapping a string . In the  end  strung it up with the  DGBE strings off a light extra light set of acoustic guitar strings ( 10s)  .. not perfect but will do for now.