I have a new mandolin and have no idea how to change the strings without taking the whole tailpiece off. From what I can see, the tailpiece has a cover, but it doesn't want to seem to come off without some persuasion. Should I persuade, and if so, in which direction. Some of my most expensive repairs started with a little "persuasion".
The tailpiece looks like the one below and it is a Gremlin mandolin.
Cheers,
Cliff
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