Re: Thomastik Strings on a Pancake Mandolin
Originally Posted by
Bob Clark
I have now had a look into my case and my favorite strings for this instrument (the Crystal Forest A/N Flat top) are D'Addario 80/20 Bronze EJ62 (Light). These are 0.010, 0.014, 0.024, 0.034 gauges. They sound really good to me.
Those gauges are the same that Andy recommends for his Scouts. Elixirs and Martins come in the same sizes, and I have substituted Thomastik-Infeld Mittels for them on a Gypsy flattop that I sold subsequently.
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