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 Octave mandola strings can be hard to find, but here are a few very good alternatives.

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GHS Bright bronze octave mandolin strings - medium-light
Standard, good quality bright bronze strings from one of the world's most popular string brands.

Medium-light gauge: 012-022w-032w-044w

    D'Addario J80 Octave Mandolin strings
    Phosphor bronze strings for the octave mandola/octave mandolin.

    Gauges: 012-022w-032w-046w.

      Newtone Octave Mandola Strings, M-H
      Newtone is all the rage among guitar, mandolin and banjo players in England these days. These strings are hand-made and of a completely different quality level (and price level too, of course ;-) than D'Addario and other mass-produced strings.

      Phosphor Bronze. Octave Mandola. Loop end. 012-046.

        Newtone Octave Mandola Strings, M
        Newtone is all the rage among guitar, mandolin and banjo players in England these days. These strings are hand-made and of a completely different quality level (and price level too, of course ;-) than D'Addario and other mass-produced strings.

        Phosphor Bronze. Octave Mandola. Loop end. 012-042.

          GHS LJ Series Octave Mandolin strings
          The LJ series strings are polished phoshor bronze mando strings that are much easier on the fingers than unpolished ones.

          They were origianlly custom made for Laurence Juber and are virtually impossible to come by. If you happen upon a set you should definitely give them a try though.

            Newtone 012 plain loop end string
            Newtone is all the rage among guitar, mandolin and banjo players in England these days. These strings are hand-made and of a completely different quality level (and price level too, of course ;-) than D'Addario and other mass-produced strings.
              Newtone 016 plain loop end string
              Newtone is all the rage among guitar, mandolin and banjo players in England these days. These strings are hand-made and of a completely different quality level (and price level too, of course ;-) than D'Addario and other mass-produced strings.


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