My theory, as a novice at the mandolin, is that the A string is meant to build callouses on the fingers faster...It feels like a steel rail next to the other strings, especially in the morning just after getting out of the shower, when my fingers are softened from the water...not sure why I like playin' my mando while I'm still half-nekkid, but I do...it's just hard on the fingers...
Thanks for the post, by the way...I had been wondering about this for some time...thought I wasn't tuning it right, but the sound was there, so I kept going. That A string's a bugger,though.
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