1983 Flatiron 1N - Pancake/Army-Navy
2011 Eastman MD-315 - F-style
Rover RM-50B - A-style
2014 Satin Cherry, Gibson USA 120th Anniversary SGJ14
Godin Guitars' Art & Lutherie "Spruce" 6-string dreadnought. Hand made in Canada.
Sweet. Have you seen this epic thread?
I'd be curious to learn what kind of armrest that you have on there. I bought a McClung pancake style but couldn't get it to fit on my 1N, ended up installing it on a Mid-Missouri that has since moved on to greener pastures.
1924 Gibson A Snakehead
2005 National RM-1
2007 Hester A5
2009 Passernig A5
2015 Black A2-z
2010 Black GBOM
2017 Poe Scout
2014 Smart F-Style Mandola
2018 Vessel TM5
2019 Hogan F5
2014 BRW F5 #114
2022 Kentucky KM 950 Master Model
YouTube Original Recording of My composition "Closer Walk"
Doug Edwards includes a small, cylindrical piece of wood with a piece of wire extending from it. When I send one to a friend, I hide one in an egg carton which is functioning as part of the shipping materials. If it has disappeared, conceivably a needle or small kitchen skewer could be used to rotate the holes in a clockwise direction until the armrest sits snugly on the edge.
1924 Gibson A Snakehead
2005 National RM-1
2007 Hester A5
2009 Passernig A5
2015 Black A2-z
2010 Black GBOM
2017 Poe Scout
2014 Smart F-Style Mandola
2018 Vessel TM5
2019 Hogan F5
I just received a 1/2 OTP (over tail piece) from Doug that he made for my 1N. He asked for a photo to make sure that he knew what it was going on. It seems to fit ok.
Coop, enjoy your new 1N. They sure are fun to have around.
Note: The photo was oriented correctly in my iPad. What did I miss that caused it to take a quarter turn?
Greg
"I yam what I yam"
The armrest would seem to me to be made for the 1N shape-wise. However, and I don't know, it might be tightened as far as it will go.
I slipped it off easily enough (it's snug but not loose nor does it have a death grip on the mandolin) and the sleeves don't turn by hand, so I assume they're at the end of the threads.
1983 Flatiron 1N - Pancake/Army-Navy
2011 Eastman MD-315 - F-style
Rover RM-50B - A-style
2014 Satin Cherry, Gibson USA 120th Anniversary SGJ14
Godin Guitars' Art & Lutherie "Spruce" 6-string dreadnought. Hand made in Canada.
I had brought home two different new KM-172 from the Folklore Ctr a couple or few years ago. Was not at all impressed with them. I brought the first one back due to blemishes or lifting finish and a knot in the top plate that were not visible in the light at the shop and I brought the second one back for for similar problems with the finish.
1983 Flatiron 1N - Pancake/Army-Navy
2011 Eastman MD-315 - F-style
Rover RM-50B - A-style
2014 Satin Cherry, Gibson USA 120th Anniversary SGJ14
Godin Guitars' Art & Lutherie "Spruce" 6-string dreadnought. Hand made in Canada.
Yeah, I didn't like the tone. To me it just sounded like I was playing a 2x4, like the top plate was too thick or something. Maybe they weren't set up properly, I dunno. I didn't want to mess around with them any given the problems with the finish.
If memory serves me correctly, they came to over $400 with the tax and this included just the mandolin and the cardboard box they shipped in. When I mentioned the blemishes and/or problems with the finish, the owner said "this is to be expected with these cheap import (something or others)".
1983 Flatiron 1N - Pancake/Army-Navy
2011 Eastman MD-315 - F-style
Rover RM-50B - A-style
2014 Satin Cherry, Gibson USA 120th Anniversary SGJ14
Godin Guitars' Art & Lutherie "Spruce" 6-string dreadnought. Hand made in Canada.
2014 BRW F5 #114
2022 Kentucky KM 950 Master Model
YouTube Original Recording of My composition "Closer Walk"
often a paper clip works on these armrest screws.
nice pancake!
f-d
ˇpapá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!
'20 A3, '30 L-1, '97 914, 2012 Cohen A5, 2012 Muth A5, '14 OM28A
been having trouble getting the A strings tuned in unison - it always seems to be the A strings. I think I read something about this once, other people mentioning A strings going out of tune more easily or general problems with A strings (not specifically on Flatirons)?
Anyway, I went around the mandolin with a phillips screwdriver and all the mounting screws and machine screws took the tiniest bit of a gentle turn without overdoing it. It sounded quite a bit better and a little buzzing I was experiencing went away as well. Not quite perfect so I loosened the strings and got the pencil-graphite in the nut slots. The slots were pretty rough feeling against the pencil but smoothed right out.
Both A strings tuned up to pitch nice and smooth and are in unison. So I think I'm all good
Favorite trick so far is the pencil-graphite-in-the-nut-slot trick
1983 Flatiron 1N - Pancake/Army-Navy
2011 Eastman MD-315 - F-style
Rover RM-50B - A-style
2014 Satin Cherry, Gibson USA 120th Anniversary SGJ14
Godin Guitars' Art & Lutherie "Spruce" 6-string dreadnought. Hand made in Canada.
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