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**cbakewell** · Jun-12-2016, 11:43am

Perhaps the solution is to give in to the (inevitable) MAS as soon as you can - one precious mandolin in the case, one 'playable, but cheap' one, on the wall?

**UlsterMando** · Jun-12-2016, 8:09pm

Welcome to the cafe.
I've seen wall hanging go horribly wrong.
If you care for your mandolin, case it.

**Emmett Marshall** · Jun-12-2016, 9:53pm

I agree to case it. In my location, the humidity bounces up and down this time of year with afternoon thunderstorms and dry, hot sunny days. I also turn my AC on and off quite a bit. I know the mandolin is affected because in the morning it will intonate flat, and in the evenings sharp, so I keep my mandolin cased, but with the case out in the open, and in a place where I can see it often. This tempts me to play it more often.

As for case odors, I've come up with my own solution: I keep a Peppermint plant growing at all times in my little herb garden. When it's time to prune, about once every two weeks, I put Peppermint cuttings into a little cotton sack and toss the sack into my mandolin case. This makes everything smell nice and adds a touch of humidity to keep the interior humidity around 45 percent for awhile. Results do vary, but the humidity stays in an acceptable range. When I open up the case to take out the mandolin, I give the bag a little squeeze and it releases a nice aroma into the air and scent to my hands. I also use "Music Nomad String Fuel" and it has a very pleasant coconut smell.

**Mark Gunter** · Jun-12-2016, 11:20pm

Originally Posted by cbakewell

I get twitchy if I can't see a mandolin within reach.

LOL, great testimony!

**DGW1945** · Jun-13-2016, 8:09pm

Welcome to the group and to a fascinating instrument. There lots of good folks here that can, and will, give good (sometimes conflicting) information(LOL)

**Bill Clements** · Jun-14-2016, 1:02am

Another vote for case storage here. Watching a mandolin fall off the wall would NOT be pretty.
I knocked over a mandolin on it's stand sometime ago that resulted in some ugly damage and learned my lesson. Frankly, I even carry my mandolin(s) from the room where they are stored to the family room in the case. That way, when I get up for any reason, it goes back in it's case. It takes 5 seconds to open a case. Did I mention I use the case?

If anyone would like a free barely used Hercules mandolin stand, PM me. Just cover shipping. I knocked over an Ingles stand--YMMV.