Re: 1917 Gibson f4 set up problems
Agree, sounds like set up issues as well as the "nature" of having a pair of comparatively more resistant strings to fret. A banjo is under less string tension and only has the single string to deal with. I also agree that the age of the instrument should not have any bearing on playability. Guitar guys understand the concept of setup on mandolins but, unless they have some experience, the feel is different so a first or second time set up will not be as refined as subsequent ones.
A buddy of mine works at Heritage, can't do set up for beans,I love him dearly but, he just doesn't get the fact that set up is as important as anything else.
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
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