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Here's my Paul Hathway cittern tailpiece:

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Yes, he said that he custom makes them, having a jewelry background. He was pleasant and easy to deal with. Here's a link to his contact page:...

Late to the party, i know, but as a repair tech, i'm voting for this possible cause, too…

The slipped thumbwheel theory can be tested easily by removing (carefully) the bridge/saddle and testing...

Ok, I think i've had a breakthrough!

Combining my thinking out loud in this thread with some of the feedback i've received, i've arrived at a simple solution. Found an old, well-broken-in leather...

The first step i took towards a more stable instrument was to move the strap button from the back heel to the treble side of the heel—a vast improvement for stability in the median plane. An...

I arrived at this solution out of necessity, too! The higher pitched angle also helps to keep the left shoulder down and in a more neutral position.



Similar to my musings above about an extra...

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Thanks for the link—by the looks of it, the weave of the Bailey strap would definitely help prevent slippage!

I tried mandobar's suggestion of tying the strap to the headstock instead of...

Ah, two very good suggestions! Thank you!

Both make sense and can even be combined: shift the center of gravity by 'including' the neck within the span of the strap and also to decrease the...

Hello, CBOM-ers!

I have and love a Paul Hathway cittern. It has taken over my mandolin-family instrument playing efforts. (Sorry, neglected Eastman mandolin!) :( A picture for reference:

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Hello, mandoworld! I'm a long-time lurker and this is my first post.

I'm another old newbie to mandolin/recovering guitarist, etc. and really love jasper's style, the aforementioned 'chop...