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    Hi everyone!

    Thanks for all of your continued questions. We have been very busy this year working on a lot of new, big product launches, including XT. Unfortunately, that hasn't left us with much...
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    I fully hear you on this one - we're exploring other options that would help players identify string positions without bringing wasteful paper envelopes back.
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    We discontinued the majority of our EXP line with the launch of our new and improved coating process for XT. The only things that have changed between EXP and XT is that we're now able to coat ALL of...
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    We sell single loop end strings that you could use to make up an electric mandolin set!
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    My recommendation with money as no object would be XTM11541 - you can find them on most major online dealers, but check your local music shop too!
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    XT is a proprietary treatment that we apply to wound and plain steel strings. The coating is extremely thin, so the idea behind the strings is that you get the benefits of a coated string without...
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    Philip,

    The way we measure this is via a stress or torture test that our engineers designed. I'm going to link you to a video on youtube that shows you how the test was conducted. We mean that the...
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    Hey Peter,

    That's an odd one - I've never seen that before. Get in touch with our Customer Service team and they should be able to sort you out with a new set. My guess is that these strings got...
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    It's difficult to diagnose what the issue is without seeing the instrument, but it sounds like either the hooks or break angle from the tail piece is causing undue stress on the string. You can try...
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    Re: D'Addario Strings - Ask Us Anything

    Hi everyone!

    Thanks for all of your continued questions. We have been very busy this year working on a lot of new, big product launches, including XT. Unfortunately, that hasn't left us with much...
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    I'm not sure what vendors you're able to purchase from, but of course, you can purchase our strings online.
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    When you change materials - the resulting tension will often change, unless those materials are very similar in their density - even if the string is the same gauge

    You can use our tool String...
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    Octave strings with ball-ends would just be guitar strings! You can buy single phosphor bronze, 80/20, or Nickel Bronze wound strings to make up a ball-end set:...
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    I work solely on string product development, so I'm not sure what the accessories guys have cooking.
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    Not the case, just busy working on new products for you all.
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    Our EXP loopend singles are made with our NY Steel alloy. http://daddario.com/DADProductDetail.Page?ActiveID=3769&productid=302&productname=Mandolin_Singles

    The A and E strings in our EXP sets are...
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    Thanks for the note Benski. I am keeping very (read: very, very) busy working on new product development and launches.

    We currently do not offer single wound G and D strings, but as I've said in...
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    Our EXP loop-end singles are on this page here: http://daddario.com/DADProductDetail.Page?ActiveID=3769&productid=302&productname=Mandolin_Singles

    The EXP plain steel is made from our NY Steel...
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    Hey Brent - glad to see you're putting so much thought into your strings. I can tell you from an alloy perspective that 80/20 bronze is the brighter sounding alloy, and Phosphor Bronze is a very warm...
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    Re: D'Addario Strings - Ask Us Anything

    Hi Phil - no the 2nd string, but the 2nd course (3rd and 4th string) are wound. Unfortunately, we do not offer flat wound mandolin singles but we are working towards being able to offer every string...
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    Hi Chris - certain sets come with different internal packaging, so they may look different than guitar packaging. In most cases it's generational.

    If you suspect that you've received a...
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    The plain steel strings are tin plated, high carbon steel. Monel is a very soft alloy, so I'm not sure on it's integrity as a plain string under tension.

    Glad you're enjoying the EXP74CMs!

    Kyle
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    Re: D'Addario Strings - Ask Us Anything

    Hi everyone! We're still here and we will work on answering the open questions in the thread. The majority of my time and my teams time is dedicated to new product development and launches, which is...
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    Re: D'Addario Strings - Ask Us Anything

    1. Absolutely. NY Steel is a stronger steel alloy and also incorporates our Fusion Twist technology, which immobilizes the twist and provides extra strength and tuning stability . Ultimately those...
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    Re: D'Addario Strings - Ask Us Anything

    We periodically put limited runs of stickers in our string packs - unfortunately we don't have anything available on our site right now. If you're going to be at any major bluegrass events come visit...
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