Aquila Historical Neapolitan Mandolin String Set Red Series 1M

Please note that this mandolin string set is designed specifically for historical or baroque mandolin, and is not recommended on 19th century mandolins which are typically designed for metal strings setups.

The Aquila Red Series set for Neopolitan Mandolin for the first time introduces strings that are produced with a revolutionary technique, never adopted before: instead of changing the diameters of the strings that make up the set, the specific weight of each strings is modified using metal powders, keeping the diameter as much as possible unchanged.

It is conventional that, in order to reach the lowest frequencies, the diameter of each string had to increase and the note decreases. But as the diameter increases, there is also a harmful increase in its internal damping, therefore the string becomes less bright and prompt, getting more and more ‘muffled’. We all know the difference in sound quality between the first and third string of a guitar or similar instrument. With Aquila's revolutionary approach, instead of acting on the diameter, they act on the specific weight of each string, progressively increasing it according to the tuned note.

The result is impressive: instruments sound brighter, more powerful and more responsive through the entire range of the fret board, and strings keep their intonation better (it is well known that thicker strings need to be fretted harder, pulling them further out of tune).

RED SERIES sets provide superior performance over traditional strings for musicians who love bright sounds and powerful voicing across the full scale of the instrument.

Please note that strings may have different shades of colour across the set. In order to optimize the performance of each string in the set, different percentages of metal powder are used. For this reason, the colour between each string may vary slightly.