Hi everybody,
Could someone please tell me what octave the F5 mandolin is tuned to? I have a Seiko chromatic tuner that I will be using to string up my mandolins in the white very soon, and as I`m not a player, I don`t know what octave they are tuned to. I`ve included some photos of wooden tuner bushings I`ve turned on my wood lathe to allow me to fit the tuners and be able to string the instrument up. I`m using Shaller tuners which have knurled bushings. I only want to insert these once when the instrument is finished. How do you builders out there string your mandos in the white? Do you leave the bushings in? I feel it`s better to spray finish the peghead with no bushings in as it`s easier to sand the face of the peghead flat between coats. I`d also like to know why the strap button (endpin) has to be held with a taper. I`ve made my own endpins this way, but I can`t see the sense of these as they could come loose with disaterous results for the mandolin. Why can`t these instruments be fitted with a wood screwed pin? Very grateful for some answers to these questions.
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