String gages for Dobro

Perry Hansen · From: Bismarck, N.D.

What string gage works besdt on a sqare neck Dobro. Thanks

Billy Gilbert · From: Texas, USA

017-018-026-032-042-052 works pretty good.

Howard Parker · From: Maryland

From 1-6, assuming G tuning:

.016-.017-.026-.036-.046-.056

These will get you in the ballpark. I think (memory) this is what the D'Addario J42 set uses. There are lots of variables. Feel free to tweak to your heart's content.

HowardP

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[This message was edited by Howard Parker on 04 June 2005 at 07:25 AM.]

Perry Hansen · From: Bismarck, N.D.

Bill, Howard. Thanks.

Mark Eaton · Posted 8 Jun 2005 2:26 pm

The third string (from the top) "dies" the quickest. Paul Beard sells a set where the third string is .029w and these definitely hold up better. Good prices in strings at the web site First Quality Music-sorry don't know the address off the top of my head.

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