A fresh shipment of JM11 strings in, and now all is well with the world. We mentioned last March in our Consumer's Alert a problem we were having with the loops on the D strings loops being too tiny. This has now been remedied at Labella; a new jig has been constructed to allow for creating the proper size. You don't want these loops to be too big either, or you risk the strings fitting improperly.

Despite a few manufacturer issues long since addressed, these flatwound strings have garnered immense popularity, and they've been shipped all over the globe, let alone across the US. The true test of acceptance is reorders, and we're happy to report some customers have been using these as their mainstay string since they first came out in 2005. A well-established substitute for the popular European Thomastik strings, their smooth feel and warm tone are afforded at less than half the price of the TIs.

We appreciate everyone's patience while we worked out issues in our last batch and are optimistic this is now in the rearview mirror.

Purchase: JM11 Mandolin String

Posted by Ted at June 9, 2009 9:38 PM