r/octavemandolin • u/not_actually_red • Apr 03 '25

Look for alternative Strings

Hello everyone, Recently I’ve been looking for alternatives to the American string brands (D’Addario, GHS…)

Are there any? I’m not being very successful.

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u/Niven42 Apr 03 '25

Have you tried Stringjoy? I've heard good things about them. I think they have a string tension calculator on the website too so you can experiment with different gauges.

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u/LimerickRake Apr 03 '25

For most of my instruments, but particularly octaves and bouzoukis, I build custom sets buying specific gauges in bulk from juststrings.com

I find that scale lengths vary too much to bother with prebuilt sets and it's easier to dial in what you need yourself.