Re: D'Addario Monel Strings !
Hi Marty - A Cafe member who doesn't post that often these days,mentioned that Black Diamond strings of the same gauge as EJ74s,sounded great on his own Weber "Fern" mandolin,so i tried a set on mine with disastrous results - however,i do believe that his own Weber had a Red Spruce top. Whether that would make any difference i don't know - presumably it would. I do know that the GHS A270's that sound so superb on my Ellis "A" style,do NOT suit my Weber either. The stronger toned DR MD11's also sounded excellent on my Ellis when i put them on - the DRs were my 'new discovery' at the time - EJ74's don't sound very good on the Ellis,so after i've run out of A270 strings,i'll try another set of DR MD11's on my Ellis,& if the sound ok,i'll stick with those. I have to import A270's from Germany which of course pushes up the cost via postal charges,
I'll 'standardise' on EJ74's for my Weber & DR MD11's for my Ellis & Lebeda - both of which i can easily get in the UK, along with next day delivery (mostly),
Ivan
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
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