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"