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I've got several mandos that I've converted to 4 string simply by taking half the strings off. Not only are strings 2 sets for the price of one, but you can get amazing fret life by wearing them (the...

I can't remember if it has a name or number, but here's a better photo of one I put on a fender earlier. I like the individual adjustable posts, only way I've found to get all string volumes the...

Here is a Goldtone with the Kent Armstrong installed in the routed out end of the fretboard. It also has a stereo output jack for both the mag and piezo signals.

That's amazing!

Have you tried taking half the strings off your mandocaster?

I've got 4 of them. One doesn't have the diamond, but is identical in every other way.

Here's what I read....Dear Friends,

Many of you will receive the November issue of the Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music newsletter in the next couple weeks. In the newsletter, there's a...

Here's an unfortunate update for those planning to attend this year's festival: TENT CAMPING HAS BEEN BANNED IN THE CAMPGROUND AND ANYWHERE ON THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS! I've been attending this festival...

The function of a soundpost on a bowed instrument with a bass bar is that of a fulcrum so that the top rocks back and forth with the bass bar acting like a leaf spring. The soundpost is not directly...

Djangofest Northwest is the last week in Sept. on Whidbey Island, about 30 mi north of Seattle. I've been going every year and mandos are few and far between, but well recieved. Great Djamming and...

Every time I see johnny on that mando, I try to get a good look, but no luck. I know it's about a '42 A-50 'cause I've got a few (little diamond on headstock) but I understand he's got a magnetic...

I've been using four strings on all my mandos for years, elec and acoustic, and have found that light gauge strings don't sound good, period. On elec., I like Gibson Sam Bush with the wimpy .14 A...

All Loar tailpieces were hand engraved, as well as many modern high end "The Gibson" tailpieces.

I found that if I remove the little screw that holds the gear to the back of the string post, the whole post, wormgear, tuner button assembly comes off. I remove every other one and there's nothing...

http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=22;t=30420;hl=humbucker

Django Reinhardt.

A clear matte spray will make that chrome looking nickle look more like sterling, and it won't oxidize. And if you don't like it, it's easily stripped off.

I would like to say that the original intention of installing a magnetic pickup would also have been a good idea. I've found that instruments that are thick and heavy, with little acoustic value,...

The end pin in my 605 was glued in. I grabbed it with pliers cushioned by a piece of leather and gave a twist. It popped right out, but the pliers did leave a little dent. Not too bad. I didn't glue...

I'd love to see that! I've got a couple of A-50's I'd like to cut holes in.

This should work on an f style:http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=22;t=30420

Mandroid, The bleed thing was in the off-instrument blender box since there are no pots on the goldtone, but you're right, the two pots on the fender could be used as seperate volume controls for the...

Well, as it turns out, I'm no electronic genius, so I've discovered that if you route both pickup signals into one master volume pot, you get back-bleed so that the tone and volume controls don't...

I wanted to get the pickup as far away from the bridge as possible. You can see where the 18th fret was; that's also the end of the truss rod.

Here's my latest humbucker project: It's a Goldtone and this time I left the bridge pickup in place and have both signals coming out of a stereo endpin jack to a homemade blender with volume and tone...