Builders/designers/engineers do not consider ease of repairs at all, in my opinion. There are just too many examples out there to deny it. There are...
Keep in mind, if you use solid strings for the 2nd course, that will affect the way you cut the compensation on the bridge saddle. That is one fault...
Rigel seems to have gone out of business around 2006, then came back in 2011. Then they were reported out of business again by some here around 2015....
My wife and I retired to Conneaut Lake, PA after over 30 years of teaching in Virginia. I play mandolin, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, and harp in the "Pic-A-Longs" folk band based in Meadville, PA. We play for community and charity events.
Location:
Conneaut Lake, PA
Interests:
Instrument repair, Old Time/Celtic
Occupation:
Retired music teacher
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2016 Weber Custom Bitterroot F
2011 Weber Bitterroot A
1974 Martin Style A
Fender Octave Mandolin c.2004-2008
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