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Okay, thanks. Filed for future reference.

How much cheaper with no finish?

If you live near an Ace hardware, a Menards, a Lowes, or a Home Depot - you can find ALL the colors of Scotchbrite from super fine to rough as a wad of wood shavings. Don't bother with the green....

That is NOT what the page says - it says "solid spruce top". That does not imply carved, and I've run into instruments before with the same words - and it meant laminate.

Check my thread elsewhere on this forum...
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/143582-Mando-Uke-conversion?highlight=finn

If you want to talk about meaningless terms - try enamel...

I'm late to the party here on this forum, but I can tell you that the internet's hair is on fire over that Agnesi vid and the Dean lawsuit. I haven't seen anyone defend Gibson's position with any...

I have loved Fripp's New Standard Tuning for a long time. Used to keep a Les Paul around with the proper string gauge and tuning just to experiment with. Also, as I remember - he had students playing...

Baggs has made good stuff since the 80's.

Probably.... But it could be a single high or low fret.

I owned one of the first GoldTone Mandocello's in the country, and the action at the nut was very high. It did not have a zero fret, it was equipped with a Zero Glide nut which are a very poor...

Yummy.

Sorry I haven't been back, guys - computer ate the mother board.

I neglected to mention it was tuned A, E, B, F# from low to high... So, not a mandolin or mandola.... But so far no one can tell...

A light touch is what you need to apply.... Just enough to fret the string. Of course, too much pressure will sharpen the string. This is no mystery. Technique is your problem.

Already found a problem.... The cheapy tuners must go! But so far, it still plays nicely and sounds good. Always loved the sounds of the mando family. All I lack is a mandola and a mando bass......

Been doing guitar repair for 40 years.... I did my research....

Take one Eddie Finn 8 string ukulele (the neck is 1.75" wide), and yank nylon strings. Install a selection of Silk'nSteel strings and tune as a mandolin. Set action buttery smooth and low for ease of...

Lawyers doing their CYA thing.... But you know, some moron tried it - or there wouldn't be a warning.

Bookmarked!

Fret buzz, or poor fingering technique?

Having it setup by an experienced pro will make a lot of improvement, I'm sure. But if the neck is big - use your thumb, and arch your wrist like playing a guitar. Talk to your luthier about it...

Surprised to hear of a mandola at Ninth Circle of Hell Music.

It's a black page?

I was one of the first owners of Goldtone mandocellos - and I've commented A LOT on them in other threads here on the MC. Look them up and get my complete viewpoint. I am an experienced luthier with...

Exquisite. Now post a recording....