I don't have a pick guard on either on my Mandolins. I have read how a lot of folks here remove them and other folks add them.
Looking a photos in the "Eye Candy" section it looks like more Mandolins are produced without them.
Is a pickguard just a personal preference?
Do some think it makes a mandolin easier to play? Or harder to play?
I also have read alot about the F holes and how the size of the holes will change the tone of a mandolin. If so it looks like a pickguard covers up a lot of the F hole on the treble side, would'nt this change the tone and volume a little? (Any thoughts, or opinions?)
I am building mandolin #3 and I think a pickguard looks kinda cool, but I really dont want to drill holes and put screws in if there is No benifit to a pickguard other than keep a few finger scratchs off it. Thanks JD
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