Jan 09, 2005 07:41 pm I would look on the web to figure out what gauge of string a mandolin uses and see if you have a plain guitar string in about the same gauge.
Mandolin Strings
Posted on Jan 09, 2005 06:27 pm
dragardenfly
Member Since: Dec 31, 2004
I broke a E string on my mandolin. Can I use a E guitar string? Or are there special mandolin strings?
Forgive my stupidity.
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Jan 09, 2005 07:41 pm I would look on the web to figure out what gauge of string a mandolin uses and see if you have a plain guitar string in about the same gauge.
Jan 09, 2005 11:30 pm Yep, because of the differant neck scale I am guessing it would be a differant gauge. But I am no mandolin expert either.
Jan 09, 2005 11:38 pm www.elderly.com/accessories/cats/STMN.html
Mandoline strings at Elderley's. Not a bad price either.
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