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My main F style mando has a McEntire "acoustic feather" pickup installed. I did it before closing up the instument and also installed a standard jack in the 5 o'clock area of the lower bout. I...

Thanks all, great reading. I missed the original posting.

MAG-ic Probe's electronically calibrated magnet-based design works on vintage completed instruments and can be used for other general thicknessing measurements. Software included allows plotting on...

I might have a bit of a different perspective on it, but I think that a lot of the reassurgance of the Uke's popularity has more than just a small amount to do with Stan Werbin of Elderly...

The 2012 gift guide is here:
http://www.acousticguitar.com/leveltwo/holidaygiftguide_12.aspx

The promo code (FREEZG) and instructions for getting a free Zeroglide (paying shipping and handling...

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I use these Rubbermaid storage containers. I cut the height down so the just clear my tallest item (tuner) with the lid on. The lid doesn't fit as nicely once it's trimmed down, but that...

It’s a must to follow jam etiquette as dictated by the group that is sponsoring the jam. I’ve been in old time jams where acoustic bass guitar is definitely frowned upon, so it’s not just an...

While I agree that nothing beats a upright acoustic I feel that there’s lots of reasons why it might be logical to look for an alternative.

If I’m going to gig with mine it’s becoming more and...

Thanks, Mike. I appreciate the complement.

Hopefully you found and liked the Mando page. I'm always looking for a slightly different path to travel.

I'd like others opinions on personal preferances for a battery powered busking / jam amp. My friend has the Roland Bass Cube RX which he likes a bunch with his Martin acoustic bass guitar. Here's a...

It's always an interesting topic to ponder. Here's something I'm in the process of working on. I'm going to try this with my buddy's Microcube battery powered bass amp when I get a chance.

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I have a LOT of tuners (It's somewhat of a fetish for me...) and the IMT-500 is the only tuner that I can truthfully call "innacurate". I (and several of my friends) have noted that you can watch...

We'll wait for Ronny to chime in to see what he's going to do with the pickups. In the original conversion posted on E-mando I angled the original 6 pole pickups so the outer poles were centered...

How do you plan to slim down the neck?

The neck can be easily sanded to the required width by holding each side against a small 4" stationary belt sander equipped with a 80 grit belt. It should...

Never was down to my knowledge, the server is pretty reliable with something like a 99%+ up time. You might have caught a bad few minutes!

Hi All,
I have a new version of my Mandolin family string spacing guide avalable as a free pdf download here:

http://www.bluestemstrings.com/pageMando.html

The newest iteration has a narrower...

jshall84 & jaycat,
I checked him out, great singer-songwriter so I guess if I sound like him it's OK!

No reccomendations for downstate luthiers, I do all my own stuff so don't have a lot of need for luthiery resources beyond what I can do. Make sure to tell them that the entire construction plan is...

My thinking would be (A) it would look odd on a flat topped instrument (it works for my Tele thinline, though :) ) and (B) you need all the surface area at the lower bout that you can get to...

Thanks tashook, appreciate the comments.

I can't tell you what labor would be, but tuners were the greatest portion of what it cost me to build this. I could have built a bit cheaper if I had...

Thank you, kindly! With all of the positive comments I should have taken more time with it. I really did it as a demo for bandmates to learn the song, but figured I'd post to see what others...

Two of my bandmates commented, The first saying I sounded a bit like Tim O'brien, and the other saying the song was rather "Gordon-Lightfootish". (Ouch...)

Hopefully you didn't find it to be THAT...

walt33, The tuning is A-E-B-F#.

jaycat, The mando isn't double tracked, but I added guitar and bass overdubs.

Thanks all.

metamando, That's the whole idea, to be able to play in the key of E, which I can't pull off that easily when playing my regular mando. The lower voicing is certainly a big plus, too....

I'm becoming more comfortable using my low tuned mando for song accompaniment, as it tends to fit my limited vocal range better than other tunings. Anybody care to comment on this, which fits...