So I'm new to mandolins, but have a pretty nice Kentucky KM1000.
I played a really premium small-builder F-style the other day and was amazed by the open, hollow, ringing G strings. Basically, they had the crisp attack I thought was only available on the A and E strings.
While I certainly don't expect my (comparatively) humble Kentucky to perform at the level of the small-builder mandolin, I would really like to add some crispness and attack to the low G strings, as well as remove some mud.
Are there some simple tricks for this, i.e., a certain string type/gauge, saddle material, etc.?
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