Re: changing mandolin to mandolele
Normal mando gauges would be fine for G and D since same pitch. The E and A are tuned lower so heavier strings are ideal, but you may have to widen nut slots for those two strings.
Sounds completely doable to me.
I would use one of the string tension calculators, and go for medium or light gauge (or whatever gauge you prefer on mando). Heavy causes problems on some mandos, and strumming lightly with fingers isn't likely to work well with heavies either. Match the E and A tensions to the same tension for a regular set of that gauge.
Last edited by kurth83; Mar-24-2019 at 10:52pm.
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