Re: ball park value of this mandola?
Originally Posted by
mrmando
..Still worth about $300.
...If that. Wise move, shedding the original tailpiece; the "hardware" on some of the Vietnamese "bling" instruments is not good quality. Beware of the inlays detaching, and check your string tension calculations if you're putting octave mandolin strings on it.
It'll be a really short scale for an OM. What string gauges are you using?
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