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I would take out the two top screws & plug the holes with tooth picks straighten the tail piece re drill & install the screws & then you can answer your own question without guessing

Is DR the actual name of the strings I'm not familiar with them

Thanks to all the replys that's a big help/ I'm going to own one tomorrow. Thanks Les

What I really want to know is, can I record mandolin & then go back & record on the same trac or recording with guitar & then maybe ukelele is this possible ? Thanks

I'm thinking about getting an H4n digital recorder & I have a couple questions. Is it worth the price & if so can you record sound on sound. Thanks for any input

Get some polishing compound & see if you can polish it

I think I'm going to make my bridge & string it up this weekend. Jim I meant for the fretboard to join at the 10th fret I'll let you know how it sounds.

Jim I was in the varnishing stage so I needed something to fill my void that's why I built the case. By the way it ended up being an 11 fret mandolin. I ended up with the same problem as a fellow...

Jim I won't have the mandolin strung up until some time next week. I have no idea how this one is going to sound I have never built a canted top mandolin

Here are some pic of the case & the mandolin. I put a cove molding around the top & bottom inside for strength & a mahogany 1/4 round on the outside for strength also. I used closed cell foam for the...

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Those are amazing I understand the reason for the name woodenfingers. Good luck with your acorns. You might put some of those in the classified & see what happens you never know you may have to hire...

Why would you want to spend hundreds to have a neck reset when you could spend 9.00 for a new pair of strings & get the same results

glue them with CA glue to something the proper size put them in the drill press & sand them down, put a drop of acetone on it to get them off

Ivan thanks for the link thats an awsome site they have everything

I'll be using closed cell foam for the blocking & upholstery foam for the padding all covered in fabric of some type. Thanks for all the suggestions. Les

It's on it's way here are a couple pics but it's hard to see the curl in the maple. It has a 3/16th mohogany strip around top & bottom, I'm going to have to stain it so the curl can be seen . It is...

I'm headed to the music store to check out some cases & get some ideas, then going to check out different foams & fabric. Found a peice of curly maple 1x6x8' for 25.00 I resawed it & thicknessed it...

I'm Building A Stromberg type mandolin For myself & wanting to build my own case. Has there ever been a thread on building a mandolin case. I'm going to build it out of curly maple that has a...

Thanks Dobe that's what I was looking for

I know this has been discused before but I can't find it . Should the gear be on top or bottom or does it even matter. Thanks

After cleaning & a closer inspection 6 of the 8 gears are cracked so I'm on to looking for tuners. I bought this old mandolin for the tuners & tailpiece to use on a mandolin that I'm building so the...

Thanks but mine have screws holding them on, I think I'm just going to replace them with Stewmacs replicas

Thanks David if you do let me know. Thanks Les

They came off of an old bowl back, No name or brand on anything