Nickel strings...

[Jake Wildwood]

I've been using John Pearse acoustic nickel strings for my Hawaiian guitar lately... and liking them a lot...

Now I'm wondering whether anyone knows of a light-gauge set for mandolin?

[Nate]

http://search.store.yahoo.net/cgi-bi...2Fnsearch.html

[Kentucky]

I always use nickel. Not so bright and it lets the woody sound come out better to my ears. I always used Gibson but then I couldnt find them anymore so I use what I can find. Monroe uned nickel till after the 80's mandolin damage then it varied.

[Jake Wildwood]

Looks like two sets of Rotosound tenor banjo strings will do the job... 032w/023w/12/10... pretty much exactly what I wanted... just a hair lighter than the Martin 80/20s.

Thanks for the help, though!

[mandroid]

Newtone
8 - 30
9 - 35
10 - 37
11 - 39
made in England
Consider too Ball Breaking .. guitar strings and using the loop that is left after the ball is gone,
or make a new loop on the opposite end and cut off the ball and loop,
for custom sets.

[John Flynn]

I got a few sets of the D'Addario nickel mandolin strings by mistake once and tried them on two of my mandolins. It's all personal taste, but did not like them at all. Probably my least favorite string set of all time.

[Jim Broyles]

I use pure nickel guitar strings for my electric guitars, but I don't think I could improve on Silk and Bronze for mandolin. If I had a set given to me, I might throw them on when I was ready to change strings. If I hated them I could always put the S&Bs on.

[pops1]

I use pure nickel guitar strings for my electric guitars, but I don't think I could improve on Silk and Bronze for mandolin. If I had a set given to me, I might throw them on when I was ready to change strings. If I hated them I could always put the S&Bs on.

'm with you i have been using the silk and bronze for a couple of years now and really like them.

[Jake Wildwood]

Nickel gives an interesting tone in general... a little more kick right up front, but with a mellow character.