I know I've answered my own question in the title but I'd like to ask:
How long do your strings last before they need to be replaced?
I ask because I'm a very happy new owner of a Hathway short scale bouzouki that I bought at the end of January. It was fitted with New Tone strings and they began to deteriorate after a few weeks. No bother, thought I: after all, I'd no idea how long they'd been on the instrument. And besides, Paul threw in a set of replacements. So I fitted them.
Now, about six weeks later they're showing real signs of age, particularly the E strings which have developed an audible ting that's different from the expected bouzouki twang. Is this within "normal" life expectancy?
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