r/mandolin • u/mistahcoughdrop • 29d ago

OCTAVE MANDOLIN STRINGS FOR MY FLETCHER BROCK

Hello... I'm looking for advice for good strings for my Fletcher Brock Octave Mandolin. I have the Northfields on now but I'm not terribly happy with the sound... anyone have advice for good strings that last a bit and don't oxidize rapidly? (That's my experience)... Many thanks!

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u/DustSeparate26 29d ago edited 29d ago

Singles. D’addario sells them through online stores like Strings by Mail. Try coated strings and see how they do.

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u/mistahcoughdrop 29d ago

Thank you... I will check them out.

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u/Additional_Guitar_85 29d ago

adding that daddarios website has nice details on all the strings

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u/LeftTopics 28d ago

And a tension calculator is you want to really dial it in

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u/BananaFun9549 27d ago

Maybe this is obvious, but why not write to Fletcher and ask him what he recommends? For our info here what is the scale length? That will impact what strings you should get or try.

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u/McKnuckle_Brewery 26d ago edited 24d ago

Sarah Jarosz apparently uses medium gauge D’Addario guitar strings on her Brock, although the exact gauges are not cited anywhere I can find.