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STRINGS 5-string sets (mandolin)
5-string sets (baritone)
8-string sets
Octave/bouzouki sets
Mandola sets
Mandocello sets
Other items
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Octave mandolin/bouzouki sets, bronze
(acoustic or acoustic/electric)
Need some strings for your 8-string acoustic/electric
octave mandolin or bouzouki? You've come to the right
place. Choose an option below, or design your own
set. (If you want 5-string
or 8-string standard mandolin
sets, octave mandolin sets,
or mandocello sets,
I also have those.) These are bronze acoustic strings
meant to be used with a piezo pickup, not a magnetic
pickup. Octave mandolin sets are for GDAE, GDAD, or
ADAD tuning with all strings tuned in unison pairs.
The Irish and Greek bouzouki sets are the ones to use
if you want to tune with octave pairs on the lower courses
(which is optional for Irish players but pretty much
obligatory for Greek ones). Here are the details:
String
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Octave mandolin: GDAE
(unison pairs)
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Heavy
(19–20")
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Med.
(21–22")
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Light
(23–24")
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Ultralight
(25–27")
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Strings up to .016" are plain steel; heavier
strings are roundwound with phosphor bronze.
Sets are available with either loop-end or ball-end
strings. You will automatically get ball-end
strings unless you specify loop-end.
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G (4th)
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.054 |
.046 |
.044 |
.040 |
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D (3rd)
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.038 |
.034 |
.032 |
.028 |
A (2nd)
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.024 |
.024 |
.022 |
.016 |
E (1st)
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.013 |
.013 |
.012 |
.011 |
String
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Irish bouzouki: GDAD or ADAD
(octave pairs)
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Greek bouzouki: CFAD
(octave pairs)
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PRICE: $8 a set, plus shipping.
PAYMENT: To buy octave mandolin or bouzouki sets using PayPal,
simply make your selection below:
To pay the old-fashioned way, use the shipping
rates at the left and send a check or money
order payable to
Emando.com
8027 242nd St SW
Edmonds, WA 98026
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G (4th)
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.040/.016 |
C (4th)
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.028/.014 |
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D (3rd)
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.028/.012 |
F (3rd)
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.022/.011 |
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A (2nd)
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.016/.016 |
A (2nd)
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.014/.014 |
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D (1st)
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.012/.012 |
D (1st)
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.011/.011 |
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PRICE: $8 a set,
plus shipping. |
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Domestic shipping via U.S. mail
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1 set
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$5.50
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2–3 sets
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$6.50
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4–7 sets
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$7.50
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8–9 sets
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$8.50
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10 sets
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$9.50
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(if you want to order more, let me know)
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If you want to calculate the string tension you'll get
when you put these strings on your mandolin, use this
handy
calculation tool. Along with your payment, please
include your name, address (P.O. boxes OK), and e-mail
address, and specify loop-end or ball-end.
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