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San Francisco Manolin Festival

4 Collections To Choose From:

Acoustic - Bluegrass - Classical - Ukulele

Feel Inspired!
Quotes from famous guitarists;

"My guitar is not a thing. It's an extension of myself."
Joan Jett "A guitar is more then a sound box... it is part of your soul."
Manuel Velazquez ".. the guitar is just a wonderful instrument. It's everything; a bartender, a psychiatrist, a housewife. It's everything but elusive."
Les Paul "Guitar players get inward and analytical about their playing but when you start to get positive feedback from other players it makes you think that it is coming together."
John Petrucci "I play guitar because it lets me dream out loud."
Michael Hedges "There's such a wealth of arts and styles within the guitar... flamenco, jazz, rock, blues... you name it, it's there. In the early days my dream was to fuse all those styles. Now composing has become just as important."
Jimmy Page "I just go where the guitar takes me."
Angus Young "The guitar is your first wings. It's assigned and designed to unfold your vision and imagination."
Carlos Santana "I never stop being amazed by all the different ways of playing the guitar and making it deliver a message."
Les Paul "I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions."
B. B. King "Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. It's the way you pick, and the way you hold the guitar, more than it is the amp or the guitar you use."
Stevei Ray Vaughan "Listening is the key to everything good in music.""
Pat Methney

Acoustic Collections
Gauge Info

Bluegrass Collections
Collection Info

Classical Collection
Tension Info

Ukulele Collection
Gauge Info

Nicola's Priority To You. . .
Superior Quality Excellent Feel Superb Tone

Making sure that every pack of Nicola Brand Strings you open is as fresh as the day they were manufactured. When we introduced "VCI Paper" (Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor) it was the first step. We've now gone one step further to ensure our strings are fresh, so when you open a pack of Nicola Strings and string them up, they'll be as fresh as the day we made them. That's two levels of protection. Our new SFP Technology (Sealed Factory Packaging) is the latest step in giving you the best strings manufactured, delivering to you the tone and quality that every musician deserves.

Express yourself. . .

The world's greatest artists each have a particular style. Some employ different styles at various points in their lives. These masters know the connection to the instrument is not only through their fingers but also from the feel and tone produced by the strings and the instrument itself. Your style can vary from performance to performance, session to session. Your playing can also evolve through the response of other musicians you're playing with and the audience. With Nicola Brand Strings you have less to worry about when playing. Musicians for Musicians manufacture Nicola Brand Strings. It makes a difference as we are musicians like you.

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NEW VIDEO! Nicola Artist, Carlos Reyes playing Nicola Sfarzo's 1950's Martin Guitar D 00-18. It's Strung Up with NIC30s. What a wonderful tone.

Nicola's New Artist - Pat Waters

Learn More About Pat

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Our Lastest Video

An Interview with Ron Sfarzo, our CEO. A Musican from a musical family.

Highlights From The 2023
San Francisco Mandolin Festival

S. F. Manolin Festival

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newest dealers

String Swap

String Swap is the world's first musical instrument e-commerce site with an eco-friendly recycling component built-in to every purchase.

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Strings By Mail

Based in Travers City, MI they offer not only strings but also applications and other products.

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Ravid Shay

Ravid Shay, established in 1998, is our dealer in Israel.

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artists & reviews

Artist Spotlight
Steve Rayborn

Steve plays Guitar, Bass, Piano, Sings, Produces, DJ, and is a Music Educator for over 20 years with over 10,000 lessons taught.

Review by Steve Rayborn

Review by Jon Jorajuria

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Acoustic Collections

Made in the USA
By Musicians For Musicians

Handcrafted - Hand Wound

Wrap-to-Core Coupling

100% U.S.A. Grade Wire

Premium Grade Rounded Hex-Core U.S.A. Steel

2,400 Speed Spun Twisted Loc Ball Ends

Wrapped in VCI Paper - "Corrosion Inhibitor"

Factory Flowpack "Air Tight Seal

NIC-10 - Phosphor Bronze Super Lights
.010 .014 .022 .028 .038 .048

NIC-20 - Phosphor Bronze Extra Lights
.011 .015 .023 .030 .040 .050

NIC-30 - Phosphor Bronze Lights
.012 .016 .024 .032 .042 .052

NIC-40 - Phosphor Bronze Medium Lights
.012 .015 .025 .034 .044 .054

NIC-50 Phosphor Bronze Mediums
.013 .017 .026 .036 .046 .058

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Bluegrass Collections

Made in the USA
By Musicians For Musicians

Handcrafted - Hand Wound

100% U.S.A. Grade Wire

Premium Grade Rounded Hex-Core U.S.A. Steel

Wrapped in VCI Paper - "Corrosion Inhibitor"

Factory Flowpack "Air Tight Seal

Banjo Collection Info

Handcrafted - Hand Wound

Wrap-to-Core Coupling

100% U.S.A. Grade Wire

Premium Grade Rounded Hex-Core U.S.A. Steel

Wrapped in VCI Paper - "Corrosion Inhibitor"

Factory Flowpack "Air Tight Seal

Banjo - Nickel Wound

NB 32 NW - Extra Lights
.009 .011 .013 .020w .009

NB 34 NW Mediums
.010 .012 .016 .023w .010

Banjo Tenor - Nickel Wound

NB 35 NW - Medium Lights
.009 .012 .022w .028

NB 36 NW - Mediums
.011 .014 .024w .030

Fiddle Collection Info

Nicola Fiddle Bluegrass & County Strings

Designed especially for and recommended by Bluegrass and Country Western fiddle players.

Full core steel string with nickel winding.

Produces a crisp sound.

Stays in tune and holds a perfect tone even under changing outdoor concert conditions

Wrap-to-Core Coupling

100% U.S.A. Grade Wire

Premium Grade Rounded Hex-Core U.S.A. Steel

Wrapped in VCI Paper - "Corrosion Inhibitor"

Factory Flowpack "Air Tight Seal

Fiddle

719 NF - Silver Plated Wound
.010 .014 .022 .032

Manolin & Mandola Collection Info

Loop end construction for universal fit

Phosphor Bronze for long-lasting, warm and bright tone

Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance

Strings constructed with 80/20 (80% copper, 20% zinc) bronze wrap wire

Hand Made-Hand Wound-Wrap to Core Coupling-100% U.S.A. Grade Wire.

Wrapped in VCI Paper - "Corrosion Inhibitor"

Factory Flowpack "Air Tight Seal

Mandola

NMDL Lights
x2 .014 .023 .034 .049
NMDM Mediums
x2 .015 .025 .035 .052

Classical Collection

Made in the USA
By Musicians For Musicians

All Tensions offer a balance of volume and comfortable resistance

Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance

Clear nylon treble strings for consistent, precise intonation

Wrapped in VCI Paper

Factory Flowpack "Air Tight Sea

Collections & Tension Information

Tie End
N 410 - Light Tension Clear/Silver
N 420 - Medium Tension Clear/Silver
N 430 - High Tension Clear/Silver

Ball End
N 440 - Light Tension Clear Silver
N 460 - Medium Tension Clear Silver

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Ukulele Collection

Made in the USA
By Musicians For Musicians

Nicola Ukulele Strings gives an optimal combination of excellent intonation, rich tone, stability tuning with the feel and touch of Gut Strings necessary for a Great Musical Performance.

Nicola Soprano Ukulele Strings provide better sound than traditional Nylon. Designed to have an excellent player feel and a sweet tone similar to that of genuine gut strings

Proprietary composite material absorbs less moisture to assure tuning stability

Accurately gauged strings of varying densities provide increased accuracy of fret-intonation

Wrapped in VCI Paper

Factory Flowpack "Air Tight Seal"

Collection - Gage Information

NSFC - Soprano - Gages .026 .032 .040 .02
NCFC - Concert - Gages .024 .033 .041 .029
NTFC - Tenor - Gages .029 .033 .041 .029
NBFC - Baritone - Gages .026 .033 .028 .032

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