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My son would love this !!

Have you made one yet show us a photo

Boy wood binding looks better all the time , got 92% of my supplys now need the nerve to cut into the beautiful wood http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif

Might have to learn how to radius a neck http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

I started taking some measurement of the mandos I came across in repairing and these are all imports or older ones not of the loar quality . Boy there is a different range of neck angles and belly...

Are your controls under the pickguard ??

I guess I was looking to see what they had for neck angles on the loars or gibsons. I think most of them were in the 5 degree range . Today its almost like there is no standard ??

How did you put one the tailpiece ??

Would someone who has a Gibson or a original Loar put a straght edge on the frets and measure in MM's from that line to the body at the end of the fretboard . I am curious how close they are. Got a...

When I start carving on my own ( stock piling wood ) maybe I might know something. But so far frets are right on the money , but did notice strings are really digging into the bridge maybe soft piece...

fredfrank yes thats how far I had to go back on the bass side to get the 12th fret right for the G string. I do think this tailpiece had something to do with it but I guess its right . I am leaning...

So I adjust it to the same open as the 12th fret and they are all right on but still plays sharp in the first five frets any ideas ??

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I am starting to think that a tailpiece that puts alot of pressure on the strings is almost the same as going to a heavy gauge and we all know some mandolins like some gauges and not others

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markishandsome have you ever used the monteleone ?? Is that ledge for sitting on the body ?? I know they are supposed to be made for arch tops but they sure could have a little more bend in them . I...

Thats what I have been doing is checking the 12 fret. But lately I have been leaving the tuner on when I run up and down the scale and have one thats really bad all sharp . I have a old Hondo which I...

Maybe going to have to change my opinion of the Gibson style tailpieces at leat they dont put pressure on the strings.

you mean the notes are not in pitch down the neck http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif Boy have I been wracking my brains for nothing. I thoght it would be all in pitch...

On one of my mandolins the inotation is so bad and third gauge of strings and bridge is all over the place http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif #I think I might know what is...

Asking for a friend thats as broke as I am is there something out there with a radiused neck for $200.00 ??

they carry the pullsaw at Stan Houston here in Sioux Falls. Thinking of starting the first cut with exacto says for a guide line first maybe will learn to do this right but got to admit the hole in...

Curious the excel worksheet works great thanks for the tip . Did loar really use a different formula for fret placement got to recheck my books can not remember that part.

That another american made one with normal binding . On the asian ones you dont really see of deep the binding is until the finish is off. Seems they bind then mask the binding to make it look normal...

wish I would of seen the kimsey article first. But I still had one problem the binding on alot of the asian mando's is really long and I realised that I might actually be cutting below the kerfing if...

You did not have binding on it then ??