Re: .012 - .042 strings for a MANDOCELLO??
I now play a 1912 K4, but anyway the lightest strings I ever tried were .067 on the C (the rest were closer to standard, the C is the well-known challenge). They worked OK for practice, but when I went for more volume in orchestral playing they buzzed a bit too much. I settled on .070 and stick with that. As my teacher Fabio keeps reminding me, there is always a trade-off on pushing the string too hard and accepting a certain level of sound, so lighter strings are a bit easier but limit the range. By the way, these were custom Newtones, as mentioned above they will make to your specifications. Tried others, and I am sure you will see different thoughts in posts as this thread ramps up again.
Can't believe I started this 5 years ago with a ridiculously out-of-line gauge question!
jim
Jim
Dr James S Imhoff
Boston University
Oregon Mandolin Orchestra
1912 Gibson K4 Mandocello; Thomann Mandocello; Stiver F5; American? Bowlback; Martin 00016; Dusepo Cittern/liuto cantabile
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