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  1. Re: Replacement bridge for Trinity College Octave

    Makes sense. Thanks again!

    Out of curiosity, if you also had to cut a new nut, would you fill the grooves in the old nut and recut, or start with a new nut? I am realizing that this instrument...
  2. Re: Replacement bridge for Trinity College Octave

    The bridge is well-centered with regards to the fretboard. It's the actual spacing of the strings as they sit on the bridge that's the issue. It's not terrible, it's still totally playable. I would...
  3. Re: Replacement bridge for Trinity College Octave

    You make that sound so easy!
  4. Re: Replacement bridge for Trinity College Octave

    Thanks for the suggestions. Hmmm, I've never tried to cut my own bridge grooves before. But that's cool there are so many different options for blanks!
  5. Re: Replacement bridge for Trinity College Octave

    Thanks for the tip. I'm in Durham, NC. There are some good music shops closer than Asheville, I can check those first.
  6. Re: Replacement bridge for Trinity College Octave

    Thanks for posting the picture, that's definitely not the same bridge that is on my instrument.
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  8. Re: Replacement bridge for Trinity College Octave

    Thank you everyone for your replies! I really appreciate it.

    I have actually never needed a luthier to do any work for me, but I do live in a city where there are some good music stores, so I...
  9. Replacement bridge for Trinity College Octave

    I have a Trinity College octave mandolin from the 2000s. It has the flat top and a very low fixed bridge. I am continually irritated by the way the bridge is cut. I honestly don't know if it's the...
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    Re: Breaking into Mandola...by mandolin?

    Hi Joe K,

    I have perhaps a somewhat similar path as you.

    My first mandolin was a Rogue. I absolutely loved it. I had played fiddle before and found myself finger picking my fiddle like a...
  11. Re: I want to play a ukulele like a mandolin (uke size? electric?

    Very cool, thanks. Yes, there are a few places around me where I should be able to at least try a different uke size, but they'd all be tuned standard uke tuning. I was curious what other players...
  12. Re: I want to play a ukulele like a mandolin (uke size? electric?

    Cool, good to know. I like those Aquilla strings on my soprano uke as well.

    I wouldn't put steel strings on a regular uke, I am looking at one that's designed to be an electric instrument and uses...
  13. Re: I want to play a ukulele like a mandolin (uke size? electric?

    You're absolutely correct, please see my edited post above this one. I can't edit original post anymore.
  14. Re: I want to play a ukulele like a mandolin (uke size? electric?

    #AllenHopkins:

    You're absolutely correct, my original post scale lengths are messed up and I can't seem to edit the original post, so just left it as it was. I had a list of all sorts of...
  15. Re: I want to play a ukulele like a mandolin (uke size? electric?

    I like the look of your electric mandolin. :)
    Actually, that's the style I was looking at. It would be like a mini electric guitar that sounds like an electric mandolin. I think it would be fun....
  16. Re: I want to play a ukulele like a mandolin (uke size? electric?

    I have an electric guitar, regular mandolin, and octave mandolin, so yes, steel strings are groovy.
  17. Re: I want to play a ukulele like a mandolin (uke size? electric?

    Thanks for sharing that, much appreciated! That's exactly the sort of information I'm hoping to find here. :)
  18. I want to play a ukulele like a mandolin (uke size? electric?)

    Somehow, I stumbled across "Honni Music" and am now obsessed with the idea of an electric 4-string mandolin, but I love the looks of these electric ukes.

    I bought Aquilla strings for my soprano...
  19. Re: New bridge for Octave Mandolin? (low action, buzzing, spacing

    Thanks!

    @rcc56: Thanks for that information, I appreciate your time.
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    Re: Waterloo Mandolin Released

    Thanks for posting this, as it answers a question I had posted in the "Equipment" forum about octave mandolin bridges. :)
  21. New bridge for Octave Mandolin? (low action, buzzing, spacing)

    Hi all, this is my first post. I have been lurking here for a while, but I now have an actual question and would love some input.

    Brief background: I have been playing a cheap Rogue mandolin for a...
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