Great strings, good price too. Have bought these for years, and only had one snap on me so far

I really enjoy these nylgut strings. They give a nice deeper tone compared to steel. Some people usually find that these strings are prone to breaking. This is true. To prevent these strings from snapping you must;Ensure you have a proper bridge to recieve these. (The one you have may work. It may not. Id suggest looking into this) They are a thicker guage than steel. You must ensure you have no burrs or sharp edges on your bridge or nut. I take 600grit sand paper and give everything a quick go over. After installation, it will take a day or 2 to get these in tune. They will stretch quite a bit. Give it time and it will settle and be fairly close to bang on every time.I am playing on a Deering Goodtime open back. These will tune to open G (gDGBD) but i wouldnt go higher. Use a capo instead. You usually get 6ish months per set. Depends on how often you play i guess.

First choice in nylon banjo strings.

I've had a few sets of Aquila nylgut strings on my 5-string clawhammer banjo, but this is the first time I've tried with the red 4th string. The red fourth really helps balance the feel with the other strings. With the red 4th string I'm able to tune that string to D (open G tuning), or down to C, and even down to B without the string getting really floppy and loose feeling. If you want to tune any lower than that, I suggest looking at some low tension string sets instead. The texture and color of the red string is different, but I don't notice any difference in the texture when I am striking the string with my fingernail.Nylgut is much less forgiving than steel strings and any sharp edge that the string comes in contact may cause it to break. This can happen at the nut, the bridge, or the tailpiece if it has sharp edges (as another reviewer noted) . I have not had any issues using these on my banjo with a "no-knot" tailpiece. an occasional broken string while changing these strings is not uncommon for me and I suggest people new to nylgut to get at least two sets in case you break one in the learning process.I've noticed that these strings last a pretty long time, but when they are starting to die they will often have some intonation problems when fretting up the neck. I used to think it was an issue with my banjo setup, but now when I encounter it I know its time for a string change.

These strings can last for months of non-stop playing... They sound absolutely amazing. You'll never go back to steel strings.