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Can you string an ukulele with mandolin strings?

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Answer:

No, the primary reason is that a mandolin has wire/steel strings, an ukulele uses gut or nylon. The tension required for a steel string is not going to be good for the instrument.

Other reasons:

They are tuned differently.
The bodies are different lengths so it would not fir.
The strings are different thicknesses - it just wouldn't work.

It may be possible to use some of the strings, if you select the correct thickness, you may be able to put it on for one of the strings, but it wouldn't be a good long time fix and may damage the ukulele.

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