Originally Posted by
mikeyb2
Jeremy, have you tried looking on the EagleMusic site. They do Puretone strings which, according to what I've read, are the same as Newtone but branded by Eagle as Puretone. I have no way of verifying this, but I can say that I bought their octave mandolin set (12,24,36,48) for my recent build which has a 21" scale. I'm pleased with the set, but maybe the G and D strings might be a touch floppy on a 20" scale. Eagle also do a Puretone custom set in which you choose the gauges, for the same price, which also suggests the Newtone connection.
The phosphor bronze strings(ball end) appear to be very decent quality from them, so it is just a matter of getting the gauges right.
Mike