Prep is everything. I absolutely do very close to the same thing as Sunburst. Its important that the light sanding actually be light (light pressure)...
Since the mandolin is built overseas and in multiple locations, its quite possible that even the parent company in SF won't be able to provide you an...
I just went to the website that Jonathan K mentioned. It will answer the questions you have exactly on the money. You can mess around with the specs...
I've played around with octave mandolin guitar conversions and very short scale basses for a number of years. It comes down to which priority do you...
As a guy who has really really tried to understand the electric guitar for twenty years and tried to squeeze every bit of understanding out of every...
There are a lot of folks who do this kind of work. Find someone that earns your trust and listens to you. If you don't have good communication steer...
I once played an electric guitar manufactured completely from machined aluminum billet. It sounded awful to me. But I'm sure that someone with skills...
Just adding a couple of comments. Although I don't use superglue to fill a nut slot, but as mentioned by someone else above, I have found that a full...
As I mentioned before, I'm new to mandolins. I'm also new to this forum as an active participant. I signed up back in '07 but that was only to have a...
Trussrods are insurance. Many instruments may survive without one. But considering the work and hours that you put into making a superior instrument,...
I'm new to this forum. Recently smitten by mandolins. Not everything I know about guitars applies to mandolins and I'm eager to learn from those who...
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