Re: String Composition?
Personally - flatwounds are a nice idea but don't seem to project very well and a regular PB mix seems to die too fast in my high humidity environment (Chicago / Arkansas etc.). With those observations and reservations, I've pretty well moved over to Elixirs either in the light Mandolin packaging (for Tenor Guitar) or custom sets for my Mandolas or Octave Mandolins. While, when fresh and new, they're not quite as bright as a PB set ... they stay clean and tuneable for an astronomically long time.
Economically, the longevity makes them about the cheapest strings I could find, as long as you keep the plain, unwound strings regularly wiped down and occasionally treated with the Dunlop string conditioner (#65). At least this is what works for me ...
Mandola fever is permanent.
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