Bartleby
Aug-14-2007, 10:17pm
I cross posted this on the General Discussion forum before finding this one!
Recently, I have really gotten into playing a lot of Latin music, like boleros. I have a Mexican-made Espanola mandolin with a sound hole and classical guitar style tuning machines. It is a beautiful instrument with a deep, resonating sound. I have had GHS Silk & Bronze strings on it for a long time, and I recently changed the strings and put some regular GHS strings on it- I really don't like them on this mandolin. The tension just feels way too high, even though they're light gauge. My mandolin has a fat neck, which I like, but no truss rod, so I am also concerned about the neck warping with steel strings.
Because I don't know of anyone who makes nylon mandolin strings, I was thinking about trying some nylon guitar strings on my mandolin; has anyone ever tried this? How did it sound? I know I will lose volume, but I think it might fit with the music I play. What would be the recommended strings to use? I was thinking about maybe using a pair of wound 5th stings for G, 4th strings for D, and 2nd and 1st strings for A and E. Any advice or suggestions? Thanks!
Recently, I have really gotten into playing a lot of Latin music, like boleros. I have a Mexican-made Espanola mandolin with a sound hole and classical guitar style tuning machines. It is a beautiful instrument with a deep, resonating sound. I have had GHS Silk & Bronze strings on it for a long time, and I recently changed the strings and put some regular GHS strings on it- I really don't like them on this mandolin. The tension just feels way too high, even though they're light gauge. My mandolin has a fat neck, which I like, but no truss rod, so I am also concerned about the neck warping with steel strings.
Because I don't know of anyone who makes nylon mandolin strings, I was thinking about trying some nylon guitar strings on my mandolin; has anyone ever tried this? How did it sound? I know I will lose volume, but I think it might fit with the music I play. What would be the recommended strings to use? I was thinking about maybe using a pair of wound 5th stings for G, 4th strings for D, and 2nd and 1st strings for A and E. Any advice or suggestions? Thanks!