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Thread: Good strings & setup a great mandolin makes

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    Default Re: Good strings & setup a great mandolin makes

    Quote Originally Posted by almeriastrings View Post
    Because not everyone likes Thomastik mandolin strings? They do not suit every style of player, or every mandolin. Just like other brands. If you like them on your mandolin, that's great - but they sound (to my ears) absolutely dire on the instruments I have tried them on. As with mandolins - if you like what you have, play it and enjoy it, but not everyone likes the same things...
    Well yeah, my choice of strings is obviously my choice not somebody else's. Just sharing my perspective. But some people balk at the price without giving them a go. Just saying I think they're worth it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by k0k0peli View Post
    And it wasn't "the Americans" who invented bluegrass (or jazz, or rock'n'roll), but some specific USA Southerners weaving together pre-existing strands of music
    wouldn't that make them Americans?

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    Default Re: Good strings & setup a great mandolin makes

    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff Mando View Post
    wouldn't that make them Americans?
    Yes, but without the definite article.
    Mandos: Coleman & Soviet ovals; Kay & Rogue A5's; Harmonia F2 & mandola
    Ukuleles: 3 okay tenors; 3 cheap sopranos; Harmonia concert & baritone
    Banjos: Gretsch banjolin; Varsity banjolele; Orlando 5-string; fretless & fretted Cümbüs o'uds
    Acoustic guitars: Martin Backpacker; Ibanez Performance; Art et Lutherie; Academy dobro; Ovation 12-string
    Others: Maffick & First Act dulcimers; Mexican cuatro-menor; Puerto Rican cuatro; Martin tiple; electrics
    Wanted: charango; balalaika; bowlback mando

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