Are ukulele strings unbreakable

[guitar344]

I got a store ukulele A string up to D and it did not break. I think I could reach E5 since the scale length is similar to a full size violin. Do ukulele strings break?

[JackC1]

Just curious, why would you do that to a store's ukulele? The next buyer will get dead strings.

The soprano ukulele string tension is pretty low and many ukulele strings are based off classical guitar strings, so they can take a lot more tension than their standard tuning requires. However, they are still strings and will break when enough tension is applied.

[guitar344]

Originally Posted by JackC1

Just curious, why would you do that to a store's ukulele? The next buyer will get dead strings.

The soprano ukulele string tension is pretty low and many ukulele strings are based off classical guitar strings, so they can take a lot more tension than their standard tuning requires. However, they are still strings and will break when enough tension is applied.

Wanted to tune it like a mandolin or violin. The scale length is the same. The A on a soprano ukulele is about 25% of breaking tension.

[mjh42]

My wound g broke a couple of weeks ago.......I had extra's. Not sure a wound g is going to work with the tailpiece on my resonator uke. The string sheared at the tailpiece.

[OVG]

Take it easy, you could break the ukulele or snap the bridge off

[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by JackC1

Just curious, why would you do that to a store's ukulele? The next buyer will get dead strings...

Originally Posted by OVG

Take it easy, you could break the ukulele or snap the bridge off...

Agreed on both counts - and not a good way to make friends among the local music merchants...

[ljguitar]

Originally Posted by guitar344

Wanted to tune it like a mandolin or violin. The scale length is the same. The A on a soprano ukulele is about 25% of breaking tension.

Hi g-344…

Here's a way keeping string 4 tuned re-entrant (4th string an octave higher) using the existing uke strings.

Of course you could also buy a thicker string for #4 and tune it down an octave for the "G" in the same range as the mandolin.

[guitar344]

I made it to E. Yeah Ukulele strings are pretty loose.

[Italuke]

Crazy. No they're not "loose."

[jimmy bookout]

To the OP:
What is it with you and always tuning UP to where the instrument is not supposed to be tuned to??? Maybe you should try a...capo?
Seriously...
https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=671348

[Charlie Bernstein]

Originally Posted by guitar344

I got a store ukulele A string up to D and it did not break. I think I could reach E5 since the scale length is similar to a full size violin. Do ukulele strings break?

They do if I'm playing!

PS -

How about this?: Don't tune it high. Just play it the way it's made to be played.

[guitar344]

Originally Posted by Charlie Bernstein

They do if I'm playing!

PS -

How about this?: Don't tune it high. Just play it the way it's made to be played.

I got the A up to F. Did not snap. Those strings are very loose.

[jimmy bookout]

^^^
Why would you do that?
Actually...never mind

[guitar344]

Just snapped the A. Snapped around D#. Yep ukulele strings do break. First string snapped in about three years.

[Italuke]

Ok, you're right. Uke strings are very loose. There.