There have been some confusion as of late regarding which strings to use for Mandola/Alto Mandolin tuned to ADGC.
It turns out that the strings desginated by Thomastik-Infeld for Mandola, or "Alt Mandoline", are actually for European tuning. #This translates to the American-tuned Octave Mandolin. #Confused yet? #We were, so please refer to this chart:
If you play this... # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## Then you want this...
Mandolin (EADG) # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Set 154
Alto Manolin/Mandola (ADGC) # # # # # # # # # # # # # #Set 164
Tenor Mandola/Octave Mandolin #(EADG) # # # # # Set 174
Mandocello (ADGC) # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ##Set 184
Lute (EADGC) # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## # # Set 185
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