Bridge Height?

[ironlionzion]

over the past few weeks my mando has been sounding weeker and weeker and now there are full blown dead spots, im hoping it could just need a bridge adjustment but im not sure. if thats the case any pointers would be greatly appreciated cause im not exactly sure what i should do..thank you all...
~Steve

[250sc]

This could be something as simple as a humidity change causing the probem or something more serious like the mando's top sagging.

Humidify your house and adjust the bridge to compensate for the 'dead spots'.

Keep your eye on it for more change.

[8ch(pl)]

The other day I had to change the bridge on my Mid Missouri for the first time in 4 years.I was getting dead spots up the neck. Sounds great again. I think it has dried out a bit more than previous winters,or may be settling in with age.

[Chris Baird]

You've got to watch out when your mandolin starts to get dried out and the action comes down. When a mandolin is in that state for too long, structural damage can occur. Putting a higher bridge on can often only compound the problem. The real answer is to humidify.

[8ch(pl)]

Chris, I think my problem is more about fret wear. I installed my new Weber tailpiece today and notice that the E and A strings are worn into the frets, quite deeply for the first 7 frets, though not so much fret #1. I have a chip or two in the fingerboard so I think it may need replacing. or filling.

[Don]

I keep a couple mandos and guitars sitting on stands in my living room.
Well,first I noticed some "dead" spots on my mando fingerboard.And I noticed that the humidity in my living room was way down from what it usually is.Figured it was the humidity causing the problem.Then I kind of thought my HD 28 didn't seem to be sounding so great.And it is a great sounding guitar.Then last nite the HD 28 sounded like total ####.Fretting out all over the place.Just got back from the hardware store with a humidifier.Hope it takes care of the problem and no damage done to my instruments.On a side note,I also keep an Alvarez six string,with laminated top, back, and sides made about 1980,sitting on a stand next to the 28.It sounds almost as good as the 28 and it doesn't seem to have been affected at all by the humidity.

[Don]

Hey,
Thought I'd post a followup on the effect the lower humidity had on my mando and HD 28.I've been using the humidifier for about 3-4 days now.When I started the room humidity was at 26%.Seem to recall it usually runs 35% or so.Over a period of a couple days the humidity came up to 47%.My concern was that I had done permanent damage to my one mando and the HD 28.Well,as the humidity increased,the mando and guitar started noting progressively better.Tonight the mando seems back to it's normal self.The guitar,though it is noting considerably better,still is not noting as it should.It seems to be fretting out roughly at frets 6 thru 12.Don't really know what to expect,but am hoping that over the next couple days it'll get back to it's wonderful self.I've had instruments sitting out in the living room for the past few years and hadn't noticed a problem before.But I didn't have the 28 last year and this specific mando probably wasn't out for any length of time before.Guess I was just lucky.But luck won't have anything to do with it in the future.Now that I'm aware(for real) what can happen,I'm going to be very careful.

Don -the careful.

[Don]

Well,it's been three weeks now that I've had the humidifier going.The mando is just fine,but the HD 28 is still not quite back to having those clear bell like notes on certain frets.Mostly I notice this on the 1st and 2nd string.I would think that the guitar would be "re-humidified " by this time.Should I give it more time?I phoned a repairman last week and he said he thought it would be alright with re-humidification.Am i going to have to have the truss rod adjusted?Advice?Suggestions?