Detail 01
Silked ball ends
Soft silk protects the bridge and bridge plate from wear at the ball-end contact point.

Independent shopping perspective
MA180S is a 12-string 80/20 Bronze Extra-Light set with silk-wrapped ball ends. The wraps add a protective layer at the bridge contact point, helping reduce wear to the bridge and bridge plate while you play and when you install a new set. Its high-tensile cores are tin-plated across all twelve strings for corrosion resistance, and the string construction is designed to keep tone consistent through practice and performance schedules.


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Detail 01
Soft silk protects the bridge and bridge plate from wear at the ball-end contact point.
Detail 02
All strings use core wire with added corrosion resistance.
Detail 03
The paired gauge sequence is 10-10, 14-14, 23-10, 30-12, 39-18, and 47-27.
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Silk at the ball ends helps prevent wear on the bridge and bridge plate.
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