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About a year ago there was a lot of buzz about Chris Thile mandolin strings with a heavier gauge in the treble strings. I purchased a set and liked them very much. I was checking around various...

I create my own jam tracks using this wonderful pedal using an acoustic guitar and Fender bass. I can then rehearse songs on my mandolin and guitar. It's a great way to go. If you not used a Looper...

The Polytune Clip on Tuner is advertised as the most accurate tuner made, and maybe it is, but when I set the intonation of my The Loar LM 700 using the Polytune, the results are less than stellar....

It is an amazing pick. The tone of my mandolin sounds better, Fast runs are easier to play. I know that people balk at paying $35 for a pick, and I fully understand that line of thinking, But what it...

Well, I feel like an idiot. Upon closer examination, I saw that the bridge was not properly centered on the mandolin. The strings sounded choked because the slots were creating a sideways pressure on...

I have a Blue Chip TD60 that I really like. I had a Blue Chip TD40 engraved with my name on it, but it vanished at a recording studio I was working at in Grass Valley. I know someone has it, I hope...

I am having to retune a lot because the strings go slightly out of tune when played. Not a lot mind you, and maybe it is just the nature of the beast, but anything to prevent that from happening...

I have a The Loar LM700 mandolin. I have read here that the equipped tuners are supposed to be pretty decent. Still, I get slight tuning variations. What would be an upgrade better set of tuners that...

Well, I just had a Cumberland bridge installed on my The Loar LM700. The improvement was significan. Overall volume increased. Very noticeable. Also, the intonation was perfect, something the stock...

The other day I bought a set of J74 mandolin strings for my The Loar LM 700. Went I first put them on, they sounded great. It has only been a few days, less than a week at any rate, and already they...

Sorry, I am not understanding. What do you mean by off set cuts?

I had the bridge fitted and installed by a luthier named Paul at Nicholson's Music store in Folsom California. The difference the Cumberland bridge made is quite notable. Definite increase in volume....

Journeybear, your reply about setting the intonation from the fifth or seventh fret has been fantastic advice. No one has ever mentioned that. It's always about the open string compared to the 12th...

I have The Loar 700 F model mandolin and it seemed like I could never find the sweet spot for the instrument to be in tune with itself. I very carefully set the bridge so that the G string and E...

When I acquired my Dawg picks about a year ago, I hated them as well. I was too distracted by the lack of a point to really listen. The increased surface area of the pick gives the instrument more...

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Yes, I have a few big stubbys. They're all right. My go to pick for playing a gig on mando or guitar is the Blue ChipTD60. As I stated earlier, I am just recently discovering the Dawg picks. I hated...

Yes, I had a couple of Blue Chip picks. Operative word being "had". I have one now. Managed to lose one. Or maybe stolen. They are great picks for fast articulate playing. Believe it or not, they do...

About a year ago I was experimenting with different mandolin picks. I bought a four pack of those Dawg picks. They're somewhat round and dont have a point. Being used to the standard Fender style...

Sblock, thanks for the good advice.Seattle, I just put a fresh set of J74s on it two days ago. Any, I lowered the action, which didnt seem all that high to me. Intonation really improved. Not a...

I have carefully checked the tuning on all strings using the Polytune Clip. The action feels comfortable. I suppose that I could lower it, but then it would seem too loosey goosey. Too low of an...

I have a The Loar 700 F-model mandolin, and I have very carefully and precisely set the bridge using the Polytune Clip On Tuner. The G note at the 12th fret matches the open string G perfectly. Same...

Perry, I appreciate the heads up. I am kind of a regular at Skip's Music. (I am also an electric,guitar player) and they have nothing that caters to the mando crowd. Like Guitar Cemter and The Fifth...

Actually, Sblock, I live near The Fifth Strimg. I have not looked at their website, but they do not have any Rover mandolins in stock. Not familiar with that brand. They have one F model Kentucky...

I live in Sacramemto, the capital city of California and a fairly large ciity. You would think that you could find anything here. But when I go to any of the music stores here, even Guitar Cemter,...