Ukulele String Manufactures

Gut strings were already produced in Padoa, Verona, Venice, Treviso and Vicenza since the beginning of the 17th century. Documents of the time show that such production lasted uninterruptedly well into the 20th century. Locally produced strings, thanks to their superior quality, were exported abroad in big quantity, as proven by numerous recently discovered archival sources.

Big City String Company was founded in 1993 in Bridgeport (the biggest city in) Connecticut. Our mail-order operations expanded to the internet in 1996.

D’Aquisto went out of business and that people and machinery has been taken over by www.guitarstringmfg.com that will do the same strings without the famous name **GSM** specializes in oem and private label products. Our company manufactures the finest fretted instrument strings available in the U.S.A. Collectively, our staff has 75 years of string making experience. Our string products are made by our own expert machinists on our custom made machines.

DR actually began as an idea that Al Dronge (the founder of Guild Guitars) passed along to his son Mark Dronge, founder of DR HandMade Strings.

In 1989, DR Strings re-introduced hand-made round core string making to the general market. It requires a lot of skill, time and care, but we feel it’s worth it because we can hear the difference between a handmade string and a machine made string. If we can hear it, of course players will hear it.

Established in 1972, Dean Markley USA is recognized as an innovator and leader in the world of musical instrument strings.

Ernie Ball, the world’s leading manufacturer of strings and accessories, has been making high-quality electric guitar and bass strings since 1962. World-class players like Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Slash, Jimmy Page, and Buddy Guy have all played Ernie Ball strings to create their unique sound. We use the latest technologies and finest materials to continuously enhance your playing experience and provide an unparalleled palette of expressive options.

BALL END UKULELE STRINGS Aloha Uke players! Ernie Ball's all-new Ukulele strings for 2019 are here!

Innovation has been a key for us since 1964 when our company founders brought a wealth of string making experience to a small family-owned business. Now, 35 years later, as a top brand in the global market GHS Strings is staffed with dedicated personnel trained and experienced in string technology. Our continuous innovation can be seen in such areas as our ìBrightness Barî (found on select string packages and designed to show what strings will produce which tones), our close collaboration with key artists (who often actually provide direct input during the string design process for Signature strings), and our ongoing efforts to create new and exciting product.

GSM specializes in OEN and private label products. Our company manufactures the finest fretted instrument strings available in the U.S.A. Collectively, our staff has 75 years of string making experience. Our string products are made by our own expert machinists on our custom made machines.

Fourteen years ago Francisco Gonzalez, a very accomplished and knowledgeable musician himself, set out to design strings that would "respect the aesthetics, traditions and musical uniqueness of each instrument and the cultures they represent." His time and dedication produced the basic formulas the artisans of Guadalupe Custom Strings use to create strings that maintain a reputation for their exceptional quality, durability and craftsmanship.

Werner Hannabach, the son of Adolf and Elisabeth joins the company in 1962. In 1965 he marries Maria (Maridi) Schwaiger whom he met during a holiday in Austria. Maridi joins Werner in the management of the company and they build up the company to what it is today. Their two sons Uwe (1966) and Jörg (1971) are involved in the company from their early ages. While Jörg decides to follow a career as a musician, Uwe again follows in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and carries on with the family tradition of string making. In 1991 Uwe joins the company and in 1995 becomes the General Manager of Hannabach.

There site has the tensions listed for the string sets. Nice touch and very reasonable prices. Here is a link to the gauge that I use for my **American Archtop 7 String Legend**: Jazz BeBop Series BB114. I just add a .081 round wound 7th string.

In the 17th century, the small town of Salle in the Abruzzi region of Italy was considered one of the string centers in Europe. Local church records reveal that the most important string manufacturing families were Berti, Dorazio, Ruffini and MARI. Famous throughout Europe for fabricating the finest gut strings for lutes, guitars and violins, their craft also included constructing some of the earliest strings for wire strung instruments.

Luthier Music Corporation is the manufacturer of Luthier High Quality Nylon Guitar Strings, distributed and used by world renowned Classical, Flamenco guitar players and guitar manufactures throughout the world.

Benefiting from the most recent discoveries, the classical guitar strings (three trebles strings made at first of plain gut and basses strings made of copper wound on silk (later on silver plated copper wound on silk)) have evolved into the use of monofilament nylon called plain nylon for the three trebles strings and of silver plated copper wound for the three basses strings.

These are the strings I've been using exclusively on all my ukuleles for the past 10+ years. - Curt

Strings by Aurora is proud to bring their line of colored guitar strings to guitarists throughout the world. Aurora produces top of the line guitar strings that combine tried and true winding methods with the latest technology – producing the most brilliant and durable colors and coatings. Strings by Aurora, manufactured in Bridgeport, Connecticut, are the ONLY guitar strings that are made entirely from domestic components; truly 100% made in the USA. We use top-grade materials, fabricated from our own rod, sealed with our patented enamel coatings, and precision wound. All processes are meticulously over-seen by our master craftsmen, drawing on 60 years experience. The result is a truly unique product that is available in a multitude of colored and clear coated sets that sound as good as they look!

Established in 1999 Strings by Mail is owned and operated by experienced musicians & true aficionados. They take pride in helping each customer reach their fullest potential, through our complete product line, our excellent delivery, and our professional guidance. They specialize in music, strings, accessories, CD/DVDs and special orders.

Thomastik-Infeld is an Austrian company founded in 1919, located in Vienna developing and producing strings and rosins for bowed and fretted string instruments. The company still makes “Dominant” strings, one of the earliest brands of perlon string, now considered a standard for comparison to other synthetic string sets.

100% Fluoro-carbon Ukulele Strings “Worth Strings” is made of an special material called Fuluoro carbon. The features are a clear sound and a good balance, so it can be adaptive not only for solo play but also for stroke(strumming) play. Therefore, despite “Worth Strings” is higher price many people choose them, because the length is longer than other company’s string, and you can get two from one of our strings sets as long as normal size ukulele.