Re: Converting Trinity College OM to lefty?
Any A style mandolin family instrument can be converted to left handed. The bracing isn't an issue. You'll need a new nut and a new bridge. You can't just turn the bridge around as the intonation will be wrong. The tailpiece isn't an issue, the tuners aren't an issue. The only thing that becomes an issue is the dots on the side of the fingerboard. They will be on the wrong side, they will be facing down. Any decent luthier should be able to do this conversion. They could also add dots to the right side of the neck.
Lefty's are at a disadvantage when it comes to buying new and used mandolins. Forget F style instruments unless you want to pay for a specific left handed build. With the large number of A style instruments available I say do the conversion. Over the years this has been discussed quite often.
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