Daddario EFW74

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String Set for Mandolin

Flatwound medium
Gauges: 2 x 011-015 - 026-036
With loop

Available since January 2011
Item number 259149
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
String gauge 011 - 026
Strength of the strings 0,0110" – 0,0260"
Material Nickel
Loop/End Yes
Instrument Mandolin
Tuning G - D - A - E
Tension Medium
Loop Yes
Set Yes

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Gentle touch, well-balanced, a little tense

Dirtnap 31.08.2017

Actually I'm just a part-time, rhythm-mandolin player.
Actually I only wanted to try these because, to me, bronze or silver feels and sounds too abrasive and brash. Besides, I'm familiar with flats on jazz guitar, bass, etc.
With these strings I get a mellow, even tone between the wound and plain strings and they are smooth to the touch.
I would argue that these strings are an upgrade for any mandolin or mandolin player. They even really reawakened my interest in the instrument and in becoming a better player. But that's just me - actually not a full-time mandolin player.
The only negative thing is that the tension seems high for the gauge. I had to do some adjustments to the bridge position and height. But now, even the intonation seems to be better.
In the end, it's probably a question of taste. Nonetheless, definitely worth trying.

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D.F. 08.10.2015

I like these strings a lot. They have a distinctive sound quality - punchy, not twangy, mellow rather than bright. In guitar terms, a bit more like the sound of an arcthop jazz guitar rather than a flat picked dreadnought. For this very reason I suspect that they will not be for every mandolin player.

They come up to tune very quickly and don't need time to play in - ie. to lose that hollow sound that so many new strings have. I think this is connected to their distinctive sound quality - their sound emphasises the mids rather than the trebles and basses.

Perhaps surprisingly, they are very responsive - hammer-ons, pull offs, grace notes and especially slides all come out much more easily than with roundwound strings.

There is one downside - the strings are far heavier than I expected and are pretty hard on the fingers - this somewhat counterbalances the ease of play (slinkiness is the usual word) that one would expect from flat wound strings. I'll see how I feel about this in a few weeks time and if I haven't got used to it might look into lowering the action a bit.

Highly recommended.

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Excellent long lasting strings

Anonymous 08.04.2016

Some time ago I fell in love with the sound of flatwound mandolin strings and started using the Thomastik sets. Unfortunately the price of those rose so high I had to give them up - and switched to these and never looked back.

These are brighter sounding than Thomastik's but may still sound dull to those used to roundwound PB strings. They also have a plain A string unlike the wound A on the Thomastik's.

For me these are simply the best sounding affordable mandolin strings out there. However, the flatwound sound is an acquired taste that's not for everyone.

These are also long lasting strings, I typically have them on for around 6 months before changing, and they get a fair hammering every single day too. The only thing I've found is that the plain strings, especially the A's start to loose their sweetness after about a month or two. As a result I will change the plain strings more often - these can be bought as singles cheaply almost anywhere.

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Excellent tone and response.

Proper Noun 07.03.2018

Usually flatwound strings deaden the sound of instruments but I actually like the sweetness of the sound these produce on Mandolins.

I also enjoy the increased play-ability and smoothness to them.
I don't feel at all like I'm compromising compared to normal strings.

The one caveat is they're quite pricey.

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