Strings

Need some strings for your 8-string electric mandolin? (If you want a 5-string set or an octave mandolin set, I also have those.)
     For mandolins with magnetic pickups, Emando.com sells nickel steel strings for standard GDAE tuning in three different gauges.
     For Ovation mandolins and others with piezo pickups, Emando.com sells phosphor bronze strings in light gauge.
     Here are the details:
String
Normal
(nickel)
Light
(nickel)
Ultralight
(nickel)
Ovation
(bronze)
   
G (4th)
.040
.038
.034
.038
 
The A and E strings are plain steel; the G and D strings are roundwound with nickel steel. Sets are available with either loop-end or ball-end strings. You will automatically get ball-end strings unless you specify loop-end.
D (3rd)
.026
.024
.022
.024
A (2nd)
.015
.014
.013
.014
E (1st)
.011
.010
.009
.010
 
PRICE: $7 a set, plus shipping.
 
PAYMENT: To buy 8-string sets using PayPal, simply make your selection below:
Gauge
End
Overseas shipping: If you live outside the United States or Canada, please click the "Ship overseas" button to add $3.50 to the shipping fee.

To pay the old-fashioned way, use the shipping rates at the left and send a check or money order payable to

Martin Stillion
Emando.com
8027 242nd St. SW
Edmonds, WA 98026

   
Domestic shipping via U.S. mail
 
1–2 sets
$2.50
  
3–4 sets
$3.50
5–8 sets
$4.00
 
9–10 sets
$5.00
 
11 sets
$5.50
 
(if you want to order more, let me know)

 

Along with your payment, please include your name, address (P.O. boxes OK), and e-mail address, and specify loop-end or ball-end.

 

If you want to calculate the string tension you'll get when you put these strings on your mandolin, use this handy calculation tool. I'm not the only one to offer 8-string sets, although I may be the only one selling them in ball-end. They're somewhat easier to find than they used to be, but still not what you'd call commonplace. Here are some photos of string packages from manufacturers past and present. See the FAQ for further advice on which strings to purchase for your e-mando.
Black Diamond

Black Diamond
Fender
La Bella
La Bella