Littlegman
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After multiple experiments with different string sets, I have settled on Southcoast Light Medium Round Wound (LML RW) for my tenor. They are insanely rich and balanced, but not inexpensive. After 2 months or so of playing, the wound 3rd (C) string failed at the 3rd fret. I contacted Dirk, explained what happened, ruled out a rough fret, and was kindly sent a replacement. Well, after several months, the replacement 3rd string again unraveled at the 3rd fret. The other strings are still perfectly fine, and rather than bother Dirk, I ordered several single wound 3rd string replacements from SC. I expect that the 3rd strings will again be the first to go, and am now considering other single, wound third strings for that eventuality. My hope is that those other replacement strings will prolong the life of the entire set until it is time for a total string change. What is making this challenging is that the diameter of the Southcoast wound third is quite small, my caliper suggests roughly 0.5 mm (~0.19"). Single wound 3rd strings by GHS and d'Addario are considerably larger (0.35 - 0.36"). Any other options out there?