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It is hard for me to describe soooo I found this on a web page that had compared them on the same instrument. I do agree with their assessment. Both are great strings, it just depends on the...

It plays well and of course it has a different sound which I do like. I also like a larger fret which this does not have so I am fumbling with it a bit at the moment. I also only had nickel strings...

I purchased a nice Crafter Acoustic-electric mandolin at a great price with a bridge that was warped and lifting up. A small amount of curvature with the top was also occurring.

Lifting is a...

As of today, a Crafter M75 AM owner.

Needs a little work and setup, but it is a rainy weekend so I have time to get it singing again.

I have a Legacy Plus. Beautiful Mando, resonates all day long. Makes me sound better than I really am... :)
I had a lower end Kentucky. Sold it. Never played an upper end one so I can not comment,...

Hey Larry,
Nice conversion!

The strings at the moment are nickle electric Fender R250 strings. 10 17 26 36
I had two sets I was not using so that is what went on.

I like the way the...

Thank you all for the comments. The action is very good with no string buzz at the 12th fret. The g string is a little too light, but I an getting some heavier strings this week. Intonation is...

The results of my first try. I did it the cheap and easy way to see if it makes any kind of music and it does. For a cheap guitar (I have a better 3/4 on the way) it sounds much better that it did...

Thank you for confirming my thoughts.

It is always better to ask!!!

I know this may be a silly questions but other than loop ends and they come in sets of 8, what is the difference between Acoustic guitar and mandolin strings?

I have a Octave Mandolin project...

Actually it is a Jay Turser (not Turner) JJ43 Guitar. A good less expensive first run at this project.

Since I work on Guitars I am looking to use a 12 string tail piece from a hollow body and a...

Well I did find one of the Jay Turners in a Natural color for 50$ so it will be the first donor guitar for this project.

It should be in next week.

:)

Hey John.

Interesting.... I will have to give that some thought.

Also I just found a Jay Turner 3/4 with a 19" scale and a 38mm nut. It also has space for adding two tuners without re drilling...

Thank you Allen.

Thank you for the info too.

I will be doing a project and it will start in the next week or two. Still collecting data.

I do like the setup on the Eastman 805 mandocello....

Hello John.

Thank you for the info.

The Scale is 580mm and I do plan on having a non adjustable floating bridge. (cut to size) or I think (please correct) I can leave it as is and capo at...

Afternoon all!

I am looking at building my first Octave Mandolin using a 3/4 Yamaha APXT2.
I was wondering if anyone had tried this or if you see any issues with the thin body design. I like...

I am talking the size of the fret wire. The ones on my MK are a guitar type.
They look to be a medium guitar fret. I need to do a side by side comparison
with my Tele when I get home today. I...

Great Info, thanks!

I have found that playing a large fret with a radiused fretboard mandolin fits me well.

What Brands/models come with this? I know MK (have one) and Breedlove (not seen one in the wild yet) make...

WelcomE to the fummy FArm!

Thanks for posting for us new-bies...

I have a option of purchasing a Gold Tone GM-70.

Any opinion on this mandolin?

Thanks!

Thank you for posting!! (re-posting?)

Thank you.. Still working my way around this cool site.

Since I am a renegade and like my Michael Kelly I hear there is a group of fellow
MK players.

Is it on this site or somewhere else on the Web?

Thanks!