there are versions of ye old Gibson tailpieces available ,
a good luthier can always fill holes and make new ones
if the new tailpiece is not spot on in all regards.
going from smaller foot...
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there are versions of ye old Gibson tailpieces available ,
a good luthier can always fill holes and make new ones
if the new tailpiece is not spot on in all regards.
going from smaller foot...
guessing .. thermal differences that may effect the finish when case is opened,
are less that way? :whistling:
I Winged it, Improvised, with a set of backpack straps I got from REI, and fit them on my 3 D ring fitted Eastman...
They Must come from the Northfield company ? what makes them special?
I don't...
One thing an internal sound board attached pickup can offer is placing it where you like the sound best...
testing it by moving it around on the top to find the sweet spot then having it fixed on...
Thicker string reaches pitch @ higher tension,
so if you play with a heavy right hand it will take that harder picking force.
:whistling:
They still imbed a little piezoelectric material* in the wood...
'Have there been changes' The company can say more...
Visually, As I Recall, they were putting the wafer in the top bridge...
My fallback, is an A=440 tuning fork, in contact, vibrating the bridge.. :popcorn:
Breaking the ball out of Guitar Strings, is a useful skill, to get Loop Ends
Peter used the services of Clear Carbon in Rhode Island , as I recall...
I think it was with a Prepreg carbon cloth , vacuum bagged in/over the mold ,
while being heated in an oven,
releasing...
Want nylon 'Scotch brite'[3M] type stuff,
with Carborundum grit imbedded in it? that is available too.
~o)~o)
So, if just walking, like @ festivals, one shoulder strap, as suggested in the original post above, may be fine..
Calton uses 2 rings, both on the ends of the latch side, so would carry OK in that...
They still make the more recent fiberglass one shaped so as to work with both F4 & F5 types? :popcorn:
I got an Eastman Fiberglass case off the classifieds here, many years ago - it an A5 only type.
and It is Green...
I put my 'plastic' Carbon Mix in it ... 3 D rings for backpack carrying were...
[old Mechanic] Once you have removed the lining
add some flat washers to spread out the clamping force and pop rivet on the mounting loops for those D rings.
Maybe pull the pop rivet from...
Seems many people only want to be the second or later person to try something
after getting a revue, from someone else previously doing that very thing,
and like in Marathon Man, Asking...
You mean playing coveted famously expensive ones you did not have to buy to try?
Not where I live ...
I have an A4 that someone bought after returning from WW1,
and so was in an estate...
Or Wash your hands often? *
Maybe thin cotton gloves used for handing film. cutting the finger tips off .
*Helps to was me hold my pick better, too ,,, washing both...
:popcorn:
I have one, I left it as is , maybe talcum powder your hand if it's sticky...
I think Peter lacquered over the epoxy composite . scratch away at your own risk.
I got brown 'scotchbrite'...
+1) Mariachi strap - I.e. hooks into the soundhole and cord goes under and behind , and a loop goes over your head.
But sitting in a chair behind your music sheets on the stand seems more...
I liked my Lebeda F type , but I'm old, Don't drive... Suppose I should sell it
recently gave it a stainless refret, to last the next person's lifetime...
+I never was any good at competing...
Once you have removed them do they turn easier?
peghead hole spacing drilling may be off causing post binding..
I bought a Used Carbon Mix, the previous guy (it seemed) Force fit Waverly...
Humidity taken in, causes swelling of wood ... arch gets higher, distance further, so string tightened...
+ being such a short scale length, it's more noticeable.
carbon fiber does not do...
Pegasus, fiberglass, Made in Scotland... :popcorn: ... has a rubber gasket edge..
Decades ago I got a roll closure back pack dry bag @ REI, to carry my old wooden hard case in ..
rebadged from Seattle Sports made .. oval bottom..
I brought the mandolin in its case into...
Those are sewn together using nylon webbing and buckles...
hand stitched together or, know anyone with a sewing machine ?
maybe short on DIY, (pulling away lining padding of case)
get a...