Thinking of stepping up to a mandolin & found one at the Mandolin Store. The ones that I am interested are the Kentucky KM505 & KM506.
Advice on these?
But more curious about the quality of the setup at the Mandolin Store.
thanks in advance
Steve
Thinking of stepping up to a mandolin & found one at the Mandolin Store. The ones that I am interested are the Kentucky KM505 & KM506.
Advice on these?
But more curious about the quality of the setup at the Mandolin Store.
thanks in advance
Steve
Do a search for Dennis Vance. Several threads written about experiences with purchases from The Mandolin Store. I haven’t saw anyone give a negative write up on them
The Mandolin I received from them was setup perfectly. I only had to tune it (It's shipped de-tuned... which is recommended) and I lowered the bridge a tad to my liking. Those guys are great for sure! I'm actually thinking about trying to make trip down there for a visit.
yup just tuned it up and went to playing. Can't recommend them enough.
I've bought three instruments from Dennis over the past 2-3 years.
All three had great setups and were great to play upon arrival.
Phil
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One of the best set ups on a purchased mandolin I ever had was a Weber Custom Gallatin I bought from the Mandolin Store - that thing was so easy to play I couldn't put it down!
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More positive comments in this thread https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/s...75#post1626575
Ditto to all the above.
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Dennis Vance makes his living from selling mandolins (amongst other things) - why would he send out a poorly set up one ?.
You might have to tune it up if it's drifted off,but the set up should be spot on !.
Quote :- " Our goal at The Mandolin Store is to provide you with the best playing and sounding mandolins. For over a decade, we have been supplying quality mandolins with expert set up, to players around the world. Whether you’re a beginner, a weekend player, or a professional musician, .." There's nothing more to be said !,
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Just to follow up, I have had a great experience working with Brian at the Mandolin Store. I purchased an Eastman MD605 after much consideration. More $$$ than I wanted to spend initially but then I believe you refer to it as MAS kicked in & well you know. Brian went above & beyond to make me fell comfortable making this purchase & I highly recommend him.
It looks like I should see the new Mandolin tomorrow.
thanks for all of your help!
Steve
Congrats and happy pickin 🤓
My setup from The Mandolin Store was not to my liking.
To be fair, they offered to pay for a set up. (I declined, grumbled a bit, and set it up myself)
So you will be ok with them.
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