What is the difference between 80/20 Bronze, Phosphor Bronze and Monel Mandolin Strings
Listen to Alex Johnstone demonstrate the difference between Curt Mangan 80/20 bronze, Phosphor bronze and Monel mandolin strings using a hand-made Bobby Wintringham San Juan Mandolin.…
What is the difference between short-scale, long-scale and extra-long-scale bass strings?
The quick answer is where the “taper” starts on the bass
string. The first thing we all need to know is what scale length
your bass is. You can usually find scale length information online on the
manufacturer of your bass’ website, but if you don’…
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Round Core Strings versus Hex Core Strings. Which is better?
I've been asked for many years, "Should I use round core or hex core strings?" "Which is better?"Neither round core strings or hex core strings are better than the other. They are just different and they offer playersa choice in tone, feel, performan…
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