Mandola Tuning
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| Mandola: (Tenor) scale length around 420mm | |||||
| Tuning: Accepted tuning for mandolins is the same as violins, CGDA from low to high, with unison strings, that is, with pairs of strings in the same octave. Unfortunately I haven't tried out all these string sets yet. I tend to use GHS bright bronze, but for a typical mandola scale length, I replace the 2nd string with a 020w, as I find 022 breaks too often. | |||||
| Strings Manufacturer: | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| D'Addario light | Phosphor Bronze | 015" | ? | ? | 052" |
| Galli Mandola | Phospor Tenor In D | 019" | 025" | 042" | 060" |
| Galli Mandola | Phospor Tenor In Sol | 014" | 024" | 034" | 050" |
| GHS PF 280 Mandola | BRIGHT BRONZE loop end | 012" | 022" | 032" | 044" |