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    Hi folks,
    I finished my #1 a few weeks ago and have begun noticing a little problem. When I play the D note on the A strings, that note rings as a harmonic on the G strings (where it's the 19th fret harmonic) and D strings (where it's of course the 12th fret harmonic). It's about twice as loud on the G strings as on the D. The same note also rings on the G strings when i pick the D strings open. Any idea how I could stop this?

    I only really started noticing it after doing some fiddling with the bridge and changing the strings. Could that have something to do with it?
    Thanks.

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    What kind of strings? Are they new? Some brands of strings do that on some mandos. On my Rigel A+, I got that really bad with EXP74 strings. It improved some as the strings wore in. I changed to regular J74s and the problem was hardly noticeable.

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    Elixirs. I didn't notice it so much with J74s. I guess I'll change back. Thanks!

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    Oh, yes, and they are new.

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