Re: TI strings
Originally Posted by
John Bertotti
I just need to decide if they are 50$ sweet or not. I like to have a spare set on hand just in case but I need to think this one over really well before I plop down another 61.90 after shipping...
I haven't read through all of the posts but I wanted to mention my experience with TI's. While the subject of cost inevitably comes up when discussing Thomastik, one thing that you need to remember is that they will last at least a year, if not more, depending on how often you play. I am using D'Addario's flatwound strings now but used TI's for over 10 years and usually got between 12 to 16 months out of them before installing a new set. When you think about that cost of a new set and divide that over 16 months, it comes out to about $4 per month. There are lots of players that put on a new set of J74's or EXP74's every two months or even less, which over time comes out to way more money than the one set of Thomastiks.
As for a backup set. Certainly you would need to purchase two sets initially, but after I put a second set on I kept the first set as my backup in case of a string break. Fortunately, I never had to use them as I never broke a string the entire time I used Thomastik. I did put a old set on a cheap beater mandolin and used them for another year.
Larry Hunsberger
2013 J Bovier A5 Special w/ToneGard
D'Addario FW-74 flatwound strings
1909 Weymann&Sons bowlback
1919 Weymann&Sons mandolute
Ibanez PF5
1993 Oriente HO-20 hybrid double bass
3/4 guitar converted to octave mandolin
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