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Mine is a Cremona, made in Checoslovakia after the Brauer company moved out of Germany after the 2nd w war. Has fancy hand carved headstock, but no decals or stampings as seemed to be normal for...

I have a Cremona 545 that I bought on line about 7 years ago in excellent condition . Has a great ringing sound to it & plays about as easy as my Kentucky 505. I'm using medium light strings. May...

Hi & thanks for your replys to my questions. Because the string spacing for the Octive is different than normal mando bridge, I'll probably have to resort to shimming. I'm experimenting with several...

Hi Folks: Does anyone know where I can get an adjustable bridge for a flat top Octave Mandolin? The setup is too low & shimming is a pain, and probably does not help the sound transfer to the mando...

Hi mando friends: Thanks for the good response and input . I think i'll just leave those alone. Much safer to buy from north American dealers.

Another question. I bought a Rover RM 75 2 years ago...

Has anyone on this forum had any dealings with Antoniotsai-inlaid artist,
Saigon Vietnam, for mandolins and guitars? There are some very interesting items in his ebay postings, but many have a lot...

Hi all, just my 2 cents from up north . I second the motion for arm rests mostly to compensate for the sharp edge of the mando body. Finish protection is a bonus.
I have made them out of...

I recently upgraded to a Rover RM75 mando. The case I got with it has a humidity guage in it. I also purchased a case humidifier, but i have no idea what the uptimum humidity should be for the...

Hello PatricK Bouldin, and my other friends here on the cafe' --
My practice regime is usually an hour at least 3 -4 evenings a week, playing along with bluegrass/country, gospel cds which I've...

Hi Allan H. & Mando friends
Well, after my bad experience with the Ovation 148 (which I sent back and got credit for), I took the advice from many posters on this site and bought a KM505 Kentucky,...

Hi again to cabgrn. When you google " The Angels cried " there will so appear several sites that have the chords with the words. www.choredie.com is just one. Hope that helps. Abe F.

To cabgrn: If you Google "The angels cried" Lyrics, you will find several sites with the lyrics you can print. www.cowboylyrics.com is a good site, also try www.sing365.com and others. To...

Hi Dave: I tried the tape trick. I put 1/4 inch wide strips of "buffalo" tape ( heavy duty duct tape)on the metal flange that the cone sits on, about 1/2 inch apart all the way around.
This has...

Hello Dave & friends; I'm going to try the "tape on the rim" trick & see what happens. There is a groove in the flange that the cone sits on, & I wonderd if there was supposed to be a rubber/felt...

I bought a used Johnson Resonator Mandolin on Ebay several months ago & had the misfortune of it needing a new Tailpiece from the get go. I have not been able to find a replacement, but have one on...

Hello Steve, Allan, Tim, Ivan, & all you other good folk out there.
Wow what an education this site is when we share our insights. Thank you all for your input.
Tim, no need to appologize for...

Hello Ivan, Eddie, Steve, Tim, Mandroid & Friends. As mentioned in your posts & as I found out, the Ovation 148 is not really a quality instrument. This one was said to be "New" & I suspect the...

My much anticipated Applause Ovation 148 arrived several days ago. After tuning, I noticed the intonation was not right all the way up the fretboard. Upon closer inspection I found that the top was...

Hello Tim, Allen, Jim, Eddie & Other friends. Thank you for all your advice & good information. Well I did it now!!! I may be kicked out or the "Choir". ( great video by the way ).
I saw a "New"...

Thank you Tim, Jim, & Eddie: Thank you so much for your replys. I am indeed leaning toward replacing my Hohner ( worn out frets which cost more to replace than I paid for the mando new.)
The only...

I've been playing for about 3 years with still lots to learn.
I'm looking for some input from Ovation mando owners & others. I have not played any Ovations, & seen only a few at a shop in western...

Hello Mandoviol; Heres a tip. I made my own mahogany arm rest to fit, after viewing a number of them on the net. Then I put 2 1x2 in squares of doublesided carpet tape on the back to attach it...

Hi Allan & other mando friends.: I contacted "Beard" & got a note back saying that they're not familiar with the Johnson reso, so can't help me with the tailpiece, so I guess i won't be playing the...

Thank you Barry K; I e-mailed beard tonight & hope they have one.
Can anyone recommend what guage & type of strings are the best for this type of mando, playing blugrass/gospel?
Also does anyone...

Hello Chief; Thanks for your reply. So far my efforts to find a Johnson tailpiece have been in vain, so I've brass welded it for now & hopefully Elderly will get one on backorder before too many...