Re: Strings for Octave Mandolin
I have some mando-family instruments that take ball-end strings (Sobell, Lehmann, Regal Octofone), and I buy individual guitar strings. Measure the gauges on your current strings and use those measurements as a starting point for picking up a set; see if you like the sound and feel, and experiment with different gauges on the different string courses.
Allen Hopkins
Gibsn: '54 F5 3pt F2 A-N Custm K1 m'cello
Natl Triolian Dobro mando
Victoria b-back Merrill alumnm b-back
H-O mandolinetto
Stradolin Vega banjolin
Sobell'dola Washburn b-back'dola
Eastmn: 615'dola 805 m'cello
Flatiron 3K OM
Bookmarks