Re: .012 diameter E string on Stiver Mandolin
I ordered a half-dozen 0.0115" strings from Daddy-O and in combination with J74's (or same-gauge Elixirs) it really works a charm on my Mike Black A5. It can sound a little "plinky" to me with regular 0.011" E-strings but a 0.012" is uncomfortable to my fingers and darkens the tone up considerably. The "11 and a halfs" seems to sound and play just like 11's except fattening up the plinky.
The first man who whistled
thought he had a wren in his mouth.
He went around all day
with his lips puckered,
afraid to swallow.
--"The First" by Wendell Berry
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