Re: Good strings & setup a great mandolin makes
Originally Posted by
phil39
I don't know what strings he was using, but they certainly weren't Thomastiks. I love that non-tinny pure sound. They're expensive but you'd pay at least half again as much for good violin strings, so why not treat your Mandolin the same as your fiddle?
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...
Gibson F5 'Harvey' Fern, Gibson F5 'Derrington' Fern
Distressed Silverangel F 'Esmerelda' aka 'Maxx'
Northfield Big Mon #127
Ellis F5 Special #288
'39 & '45 D-18's, 1950 D-28.
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