I'm sorry but you don't seem to grasp the engineering principles involved here. The ring in question is indeed an adjustment ring, even if StewMac prefer that owners don't attempt the adjustment at...
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I'm sorry but you don't seem to grasp the engineering principles involved here. The ring in question is indeed an adjustment ring, even if StewMac prefer that owners don't attempt the adjustment at...
Ivan, Frank Ford's article has nothing whatever to say about Daryl's very specific problem - that Waverly tuners require a specialist tool (and glue) for adjustment.
They're Gotoh not Grover.
I've just been on the Ryanair website. I can easily book a return from Manchester to Dublin, inclusive of a second seat for a mandolin, for just under £60 (before taxes, but including seat...
Fly Ryanair and book a seat for your mandolin, it's not like it's expensive.
Alternatively, why not get the ferry?
Discussed at great length here: http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?124112-750-Collings-mandolin-case-at-elderlys
Listed, certainly. Not in stock though. http://www.stringsandbeyond.com/gisambumowom.html
The classic Fender truss rod has one clear advantage over the Gibson design in that it doesn't seriously weaken the neck at the upper end. Removing the pick guard generally provides full access to...
There definitely is a truss rod. The Mandostrats generally shipped with the rod slack, but it certainly tightens ok. If you bought new, you should have been supplied with the correct wrench.
Spann's guide to Gibson gives the FON as a 1923 A2 and the partial SN as a 1925 or 1926 completion for sale. The 1926 numbers start at 79300. You might want to try viewing the label under ultra...
Looking at the selling prices on eBay, I'd guess that you'd get somewhere between $500 and $600 if it comes with a case, and if the damage to the top is not too visible.
It would have been far better if Dem had exercised some discretion in his dealings with Gryphon from the outset rather than appearing happy to trash their reputation.
The picture at the bottom on the website can be magnified. That shows that most of the frets are installed over the top of the binding (but not on the Florida). So presumably it's had a refret.
Price is on application. Maybe I'll give them a call in the morning.
It has no patina whatever, as far as one can judge from the pictures on their website, despite being over 90 years old.
This has been discussed several times before, for instance: http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?124037-Leftie-Gibson-F-5G-mandolin-on-Baltimore-CL
Try D'Addario EJ75s (or EXP75s). The heavier G strings will give more volume and shift the tonal balance away from the high end.
Raise your bridge. This increases the volume, so take it as high...
He's visited the forum (but didn't post) in the last couple of days.
Glad you're sorted. What did you have to do to fix it?
Given that it's both the G strings that are affected, it's likely that the cause of the problem is unconnected with the tuners. but that the strings are binding in the nut slots.
Start here: http://www.lutherie.net/tuner.maintenance.html They can probably be fixed.
We need to see a picture of your tuners so we know exactly what you're dealing with.
The Ellis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvlVmwOkqJ4
and (thanks to Clement) the Gibson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nion8VuaIgw
Roma non fu fatta in un giorno! (Rome wasn't built in a day)
A month would come in as positively speedy if you'd had a reply, everyone says they take an age.
Send them a fax and include a...
Cheapest The Loar at Thomann: https://www.thomann.de/pl/the_loar_lm_170_vsm.htm?ref=search_rslt_loar_335213_2
You'd need to get a setup.
There's an F5S listed at TAMCO right now: http://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/99977#99977
$2550 is the figure the seller has in mind it would seem. The second auction finished pretty much where the first one did. Now he's relisted as a BIN:...