>I tune it GDAE (octave-mandolin) but I had to look a while for suitable >strings. >Now I use the C-, G- and D-string of a tenor-banjo-set as D-,A- and >E-string. >As a G-string I use the lower E-string of a guitar-banjo (I think about >63cm length). >This works realy good, the strings have nearly the same tension as they >were desinged for.
Tenor sets can be very hard to find in the UK too. As I mentioned before, I opt for singles but your type of solution is quite common - I used to do that too. If you wanted to try ordering sets from the UK, you could try Redwing Strings from Mally - http://www.mally.com/results.asp?CategoryID=42&offset=20 Hobgoblin are another possibility. Jon To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
