This is something that I've been struggling with for a little while, ever since I got my Schwab 5-string, and especially with my Mann SEM-5, which has slightly lighter strings and tends to go out of tune on the C string a bit faster.
I refuse to give up on 5-strings. They're the bridge between rock and mandolin, and I can't play a guitar anywhere near as well as I can the mandolin. That said, retuning is a pain in the neck.
Is there any record (or any direct knowledge) of someone using a locking nut system on a mandolin? Is there such a thing for the mandolin at all?
One more question: does a product exist that either functions as a locking nut, or is intended as such, that doesn't require drilling into the neck of the instrument?
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