Re: Mangan monel strings
Originally Posted by
claude.meyer
I just discover Mangan Monel mando strings. As I usually use Mangan Phosphor Bronze on my Collings oval mandolin, I ordered one more set in Monel to use it on my Gibson 1923 Blackface Snakehead . And believe me ( or not ) , this old Loar lady never sounds so good ! And I have tried about 10 different sets of different brands , today next time I order Mangan Strings, it will be Monel and Phosphor Bronze for my 2 mandolins.
Thanks for the report. I have my 1924 Blackface Snakehead set up with Gibson Sam Bush monels and love the tone. Since they're getting harder to find, and have a wimpy A string, I've been thinking of jumping to the Mangan set next.
1924 Gibson A Snakehead
2005 National RM-1
2007 Hester A5
2009 Passernig A5
2015 Black A2-z
2010 Black GBOM
2017 Poe Scout
2014 Smart F-Style Mandola
2018 Vessel TM5
2019 Hogan F5
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