Elixir Strings Mandolin Strings w NANOWEB Coating, Light (.010-.034)

These are hands down the best strings to use on a mandolin! They last twice as long as other brands and still sound great after months of playing! Just sad to see these were discontinued

Having been playing stringed instruments for quite a few years now, I have always ran medium gauge strings on all my axes because that's just what I always bought. In the past year on the recommendation by a friend to try a lighter gauge string to relieve some of the pressure on my hands I was delighted with the results. When it came time to give the old mandolin a tune up, I opted for the Elixir light gauge stings and I am tickled pink on the results. These strings are bright, responsive, and will make you a better player. To clarify, your mandolin will sound amazing, and you'll be so stoked that you'l play more and push your boundaries into new territory and get better real quick. While at the mechanic's waiting for a bevvy of bad news about my car, I changed the strings this morning and am already halfway through writing a new record about living life, dying cars, and home cooked meals. If you have a mandolin and need new strings, these are for you!

These are excellent strings though D’addario makes a set for mandolin that are as good with as good a coating that cost almost half of these. I have two mandolins that are very different but it seems that these strings are slightly deeper sounding than the D’aadario and I can strum chords better with these while the D’addario have a slightly better picking quality sound

Wanted to let you know that after much searching and trial of lots of medium-light gauge strings, these medium Elixir's work great on my $50 mandolin. I've always been leery to put heavier than the 10-34's that came on it 4 yrs ago, because people warn against it and when stringing it up, with even lights, it seemed like mucho tension. I made a set of: 10,16,26, 38, without any increase stress on the neck. But these were not coated and they still didn't have the tone and speed of heavier strings. Took my chances with these 11, 15, 26, 40's. There was no added movement of the neck and intonation and action were the same as the with the medium-light sets (So Cal. weather). Use lots of Elixirs on guitars we have, fantastic strings. I was using light Elixirs on the mandolin but glad so far, about a month, it's working out to use mediums, (speed, tone, finesse). Wipe them down, ax in the case, they'll last a long time. I also use a $35. pick. Cheers.

I ordered these strings to replace the shipping strings on my Mandolin. They were a little thicker than what my Mandolin was prepared to receive but they did fit. Once I got it strung and tuned the sound is nice and full and clean. The strings themselves are easy on the fingers and similar to the nanoweb coated strings I have had in the past for my acoustic guitar. All in all they had a nice feel and sound and I would recommend them.

I use Elixir strings on several instruments, but NOT on instruments I play regularly. To be honest, they do dull the sound just a little. Nothing major, but enough for an experienced musician to notice. Where these come in handy is on instruments I seldom play. I can leave a guitar or mandolin in the case for a year or two with these on them, and pull it out and it plays fine and feels smooth. Can't do that with regular strings. These sound fairly good, and since I only use the mandolin occasionally in the studio, I'm quite happy to pull it out without having the swap strings to do a little recording every few months.

I've been playing guitar for 15 years and when I first tried Elixir strings, I was sold for life. They make an awesome product. Recently, I just started playing mandolin so put on some Elixirs immediately. Compared to the crappy strings that came on the mandolin, these things feel and sound like heaven. There is a unique coating on the strings that may not be for everyone. The coating also wears away after a while and the strings need to be replaced. However, these unique strings are the best I have ever used.I completely disagree with the reviewer who said these are poor quality. It can be easy to snap a high e-string of any brand (I've done it on multiple occasions from other high quality string manufacturers). When replacing strings, they should be tuned up slowly and stretched as they are put on. This is especially important for the e-strings.

I have tried several different string types, from flat wound to extra heavy, and I find these Elixir strings to be very consistent and nice. They are a bit metallic sounding at first, but I think all mandolin strings need a day or two to mellow. Once these break in, they last the longest with the best tone, even if you don't change your strings nearly enough (me). I really find that on my particular mandolin, they are also the loudest string, especially in the first week or so. I have had cheaper strings break at the hook or at the top when restringing, but I don't think I've had an Elixir do that. I always feel better when stringing back up with the green box =)

An excellent product. It was suggested by my luthier. That is all I need to know. They sound great.

Cordes à l'excellent son et à la très longue durabilité.

Good, but costly

I always use either these or failing that, D'addario EXP. The Elixirs have a really good tone which is maintained a long time, and cuts the need for frequent string changes. Thoroughly recommend.

J'utilise ces cordes très durables à la belle sonorité. Ayant cassé une corde après quelques semaines d'utilisation, j'ai contacté le service client, j'ai été plus que satisfait par leur réaction.