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There was an article posted on May 22, 2021 containing a statement from Weber's parent company, Two Old Hippies. They have indeed discontinued mandolin production and...

Indeed its worth paying more to have one come in already set up sweet.

Yep those big box stores in my experience nothing comes set-up! My friend a bit over a year ago bought a newer Strat from a Guitar Center and it came to him unplayable, He couldn't figure it out so I...

No crap shoot at all. It's a sure thing to need a setup, and not from a big box guitar tech. That mandolin might be worth a level and crown as well.

Here is just an idea: Why not call The Mandolin Store and ask Dennis if he can match that. Maybe he cant and I'd understand but doesn't hurt to ask.

A couple of things are going on. The first is that like many of us, you're an old fart and like many of us, when you got into music we didn't have internet. So when the guitar and banjo wonks got...

Truth.

If we didn't discuss the minutiae what would we say to each other? :)

Take all this advice with a grain of salt and use according to your situation.

For example, I have NEVER humidified my...

Learning to setup your instrument means you are your own doctor. You can be fussier and correct things sooner and have a consistently good playing instrument. I am fortunate to be my own doctor,...

I play all my instruments until i realize that there are things that bother me about them which may includes, buzzing or oddball sounds or structural problems like cracks that may foretell even more...

I have a distinct feeling, John, that your autocorrect is invading your post above:
"people will always get beat case I d empty how to make it perfect advice" ?
"no know future Seuss with they way...

2TonCommon, like others, thank you for your comments.
It strikes me that we often spend more time worrying over chips, scratches, dings, the expenses of our instruments, how many we own, when we...

Personally one will never have a "perfect" instrument if you play it! That's the truth as I see it, they get flaws, need adjusted, set-ups etc...I wouldn't want something perfect and pretty if I...

Yes, maybe a Schmergel 1800 is the pinicle, but that would logically leave the 2500 to be considered the pinnacle right? ;):)

Hey, the OP wanted opinions and got them. Nothing to apologize for.

Now you could have derided those stupid individuals who went out and bought the new Schmergel 3000, when not six months ago the...

OP is original post (#1) in a thread. Some people will use OP when referring to the individual that started a thread.

ha! i just went back .. IIRC is "if i remember correctly."

TLDR; (too long, didn't read) :-)

IIRC - I have no idea but I'm going to try to sound authoritative and/or have googled some stuff

There are a few internet-common things and some specific to this site. to the best of my recollection, YMMV is "your mileage may vary." "ICYMI" is "in case you missed it." OP, as has been mentioned,...

The precision should apply only where it makes a difference to you in feel or sound. For people not used to working in thousandths of an inch it sounds like nitpicking. A human hair or a piece of...

One person's "rude" is another person's reasonable and obvious query.
"Blunt" perhaps, but nothing personal as my observation, and further response, indicated factual, general information.

Just...

All string instruments are imperfect by their very design and the laws of acoustics. And sounding "good" is entirely subjective. Certainly with mandolins perhaps more than other instruments, set-up...

I was biting my lip. Thanks for seeing the other ways your post could be interpreted.

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