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    Default Forgive my ignorance

    I've never owned a mandolin with a stamped tailpiece before like is on my A-1. The covers slide backward off the tailpiece don't they? No pivoting at all?
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    The covers usually slide downwards (if you think of the head as north, they slide south). No, they don't usually pivot. They can be very stiff on a new mandolin. When you do get it off, rub a bit of candle wax on the flanges and it will come off easier next time.
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    There are no dumb questions, Brick. That's what the forum's for.

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    I have a video on Youtube that shows how to remove it. I just can't get there from here.

    I got this link on Google but can't check it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLIRe-0wprA
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    Mike's vid:





    I won't show the other one, with the nine-pound sledge hammer and the propane torch. It's just too scary.
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