D’Addario EJ87T Titanium Ukulele Strings, Tenor
D’Addario EJ87T sets are designed for use with tenor ukuleles utilizing our bright sounding titanium material. This set is optimized for standard GCEA tuning.D’Addario Titanium Ukulele strings are crafted from a dense monofilament material that has an attractive, translucent purple hue and a polished, smooth feel similar to nylon. This unique material is particularly beneficial to Ukulele’s due to its slightly brighter tone and increased projection, resulting in more volume, clarity and dynamics.D’Addario, the world’s largest manufacturer of musical instrument strings, is known as The Players Choice with a reputation for unsurpassed quality and consistency. D’Addario’s innovative packaging reduces waste and provides protection from corrosion. All D’Addario strings are manufactured in the U.S.A. using proprietary, digitally controlled, state-of-the-art machinery for unmatched performance, set after set.
Product Features
- Optimized for Tenor Ukuleles tuned to standard GCEA tuning
- Titanium monofilament material for brightness and projection
- Preferred for their modern, projecting tone
- String Gauges: Titanium .029, .033, .041, .029
- Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance
more like a steel gray Really neat set of strings. To the few illiterates that gave 1-star reviews because these “aren’t metal”…it’s titanium FIBERS in the strings. You cannot string a uke with steel strings…it would hurt your fingers and break the instrument. Just read the item description!I’ve only played on nylon strings (both clear and black, for whatever difference that might make) so I wanted to try something else out. These piqued my interest. I wouldn’t call them “purple” as…
Wow. I took a chance on these without finding a good recorded example of their sound, and I’m so glad I did. I put them on my Kala PWT as soon as they arrived and they blow the old Aquilas out of the water. The tone is even, full, and simultaneously warm and bright. The tension is low and the strings are soft, so playing is a breeze. And the sustain is out of this world. The strings are completely transparent which allow them to blend into any color uke, and I’m no longer wishing I had gotten black…