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That was the song de jour in our house on Christmas day. And any day before that I could get the parentals to put it on. Never noticed the mandolin at all. I do hear it now!!

Got it playing in a separate window while I continue to browse. Nice, so far.

Thanks for sharing.

I liked it! Very jangley (sp?), yet full. What's your wait time? Definitely the hardest part about custom ordered instruments.

Thanks! In the spirit of full disclosure, I took out the fumbly parts. :mandosmiley: Well, not all of them. But most. Funny thing, my prog band is more likely to find some use for the OM than the...

I had posted in the builder's forum about wanting to put an onboard preamp in my Eastman OM. There were pro's and cons for both, with lots of how to and don'ts. I guess what would be expected. I even...

Just wanted to report back on this project. Truth is ... I just can't bring myself to cut into the side of the OM. I'm kind of surprised no one has mentioned cutting into the purfling. Wouldn't that...

For me it's one less pedal. This will not be my main instrument on stage. Rather, one of 5. Anything to cut down on the clutter.

I'd read in another post about the lack of headroom with the coin...

Interesting take on the adding the piezo. Altho' I'm not so sure I'm up to cutting a bridge in half. ~:> I currently have the piezo rod that came with the unit stuck between the base and the top on...

Dave, I just fired off an email to them, right before seeing your post. Great minds and all. :cool: How often did you have to bug them before getting a reply? Will look at the K&K, again. I have some...

Dave, Artec has a newer eq with tuner that looks interesting. It's the UTN3 <-- link. Seems Artec's American dealer is now only selling on the 'bay. With no real way to contact them. I'd need that...

I've attached a pic of the one I currently have. Not necessarily the one I'll end up with. Not too worried about the preamp. But that end pin box could be problematic, since it does require a bigger...

Dave, that's encouraging. I looked briefly at the Artec a couple of weeks ago. Ended up with an Ammoon. Did you use a standard output jack with your units? I may look at the ME-2 again, since you've...

Thought I'd post this here in the builder's forum rather than general discussions. Simply because it has to do with modding an existing mandolin. Which brings me right to the first question: Have any...

Well, I'll be darned. I was wrong. Mine has that same tailpiece. So, it is cast, already. Thanks for pointing that out. Guess the size fooled me. And that'll save me some $$s.

I'll look at the...

Hmmm, mine came with a stamped tailpiece. Definitely. Same as the specs on the website. Maybe you got a one-off, or they changes specs. ??? Does the cast tailpiece help with the neck dive? What...

I've been jonesing for something different to play recently. Was on the hunt for a Mandola when I ran across listings for the Eastman OM. Watched the vids, read the threads here. Found one today...

Best to you and Gianna for a speedy recovery. Think of both of you every weekend when I fire up the mandolin.

I'm in the camp of putting my mandolin in front of the guitar amp/speakers on stage. To me it feels less stiff when we get to the mandolin songs. Even if it were proven that it has no real physical...

I've used several 'tube lessons to pick up some licks. I would have to say, for me, it's been an okay experience. Not quite like true hands on. But for a quick look-up for a particular key or phrase...

Congrats on getting the 615. That is what I use every weekend. Mine seemed a bit "thin" at first. I even posted here a couple of times about how disappointed I was in the vol. But ... it seems to be...

Well ... just so happens my first vocation was running printing presses. Talk about constant rhythm. I could swear they all ran in 4/4 time. 1,2,3,4; 1,2,3,4. Then we'd do a run of "pads" where we...

Whether Festival Dust or just grime from weekly gigs, I use MusicNomad cleaner or polish - depending on how grimy the instruments have become. I also have some Maquire's on hand that I use as an...

I've pre-ordered mine. That way the next time someone in the band calls me a dummy I can say, "H#LL yeah. I've even got the manual!!"

I was just perusing the ads. Almost as many as there were around Christmas. Some real beauties over there today.

That's interesting. Never really noticed before whether I stop or not. I'd say I stop, having come to the 'lin from guitar. Sort of evokes the old question: do you breathe during the back stroke when...