I'm so excited with my new setup on my Gibson Master Model that I just had to post this to let everyone know. I had a scratch on the back of my mandolin that just irked me every time I picked up the instrument, so at the last IBMA, I dropped the mando off with Dave Harvey at Gibson to see if he could touch it up. Well, he touched it up to the point that if I didn't tell you that there was a scratch there (it was through the finish, all the way to bare wood)you just would never know! While he had it, he went over the total setup. He respaced the strings (new nut) re seated the bridge,derssed the frets, etc. The net result is that the mando plays like a dream, and is louder, stronger in tone, the midrange is even more pronounced, all in all, it's just like a different animal. I can't say enough how impressed I am with what he has done! I just expected a bit better playability as the frets were somewhat worn, but this is astounding! I'm almost glad that I scratched it because if I didn't, I wouldn't have had the new setup. All I can say is WOW! Dave really has the touch ( aside from being one awesome player)
Tony Sz
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