After over 2 years of slacking off with my project I managed to get it strung in white yesterday
The chords sounds quite different from my first mandolin which seems to have a sufficient setup.
I went through the G string using a tuner app. The open string and 12th fret are good, but frets 1 to 11 are a bit sharp while 13 onwards are slightly flat. Should I move my bridge somehow or is this due to the action still being too high?
I also wanted to try a floating tailpiece with this OM. the 4/4 violin tail cord is a couple of centimeters on the short side. A viola one would only be 1 cm longer. Cello ones are way too long. I suppose I'll just make do with this. I need to use a stronger screw though, as it seems the tension has already bent the screw. This might be a reason why it doesn't seem to hold a tuning very well for now.
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