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  1. Sep-16-2011, 11:27am #1
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    Default Rigel/National 10-string Resophonic Mandola

    This baby is loud!!
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    Default Re: Rigel/National 10-string Resophonic Mandola

    Under the heel plate is a bolt for adjusting the neck angle.
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    Default Re: Rigel/National 10-string Resophonic Mandola

    I'm a happy guy!
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    Default Re: Rigel/National 10-string Resophonic Mandola

    Killer loud accoustics in that room too! Great looking mandola. The gold buttons really work on there too. The whole thing looks very cool.

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    Default Re: Rigel/National 10-string Resophonic Mandola

    Very, very, cool
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    Default Re: Rigel/National 10-string Resophonic Mandola

    Wow!
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    Default Re: Rigel/National 10-string Resophonic Mandola

    That things purdy. Having jealous pangs, Jim.
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    Default Re: Rigel/National 10-string Resophonic Mandola

    Looks like the string spacing at the bridge is wider than the diameter of the biscuit! Pete must've added a custom bridge piece.

    Does it have a pickup?
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    Default Re: Rigel/National 10-string Resophonic Mandola

    Yep, a piezo.
    The normal end-pin jack wouldn't fit, so Pete put in a jack right below it, elegantly recessed.

    I lowered the action today (lower than in the photos) -- it was a piece of cake, and I didn't have to loosen the strings to do it.
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    Default Re: Rigel/National 10-string Resophonic Mandola

    Very sweet. Enjoy!
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