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Feb-13-2021, 5:04pm

George Henry replied to a thread Bryan Kimsey in Builders and Repair

I can give a thumbs up for Bob. He can handle diffucult Jo's like converting bar to modern frets.

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Feb-12-2021, 9:57pm

George Henry replied to a thread Can I "dull" a shiny area on a matte-finish Eastman? in Builders and Repair

You could strip the mandolin of strings and attachment and use rubbing compound to gloss the whole thing. A lot of folks have done this with their...

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Feb-12-2021, 9:51pm

George Henry replied to a thread Eastman Truss Rod Question in Builders and Repair

Well, I found a very slightly used MD-305 with a very straight neck and snatched it. I now have a beater and/or HS graduation gift for a grandchild.

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Feb-11-2021, 2:37pm

George Henry replied to a thread Eastman Truss Rod Question in Builders and Repair

So it seems that the conclusion to my original post is that the design or installation of the Eastman truss rods is not optimum. Is there any...

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Feb-10-2021, 6:13pm

George Henry replied to a thread Eastman Truss Rod Question in Builders and Repair

My two mandolins are a 1920 Gibson A-4 and a 1929 Martin Style 20. Neither have adjustable truss rods. Both are dead straight. Which is better? ...

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Feb-09-2021, 7:47pm

George Henry replied to a thread Eastman Truss Rod Question in Builders and Repair

I don't know for sure, never having disassembled an Eastman neck, but I wonder if the rod has enough curve, with a filler piece glued on top, to make...

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Feb-09-2021, 4:59pm

George Henry replied to a thread Eastman Truss Rod Question in Builders and Repair

I owned a newer MDA-815 mandola. When I attempted adjusting, it reached its thread limit and I stopped. The neck was not perfectly straight, but...

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Feb-09-2021, 1:14pm

George Henry replied to a thread Eastman Truss Rod Question in Builders and Repair

On one of these adjustment resistant Eastmans (which I owned at the time), I turned the nut past its limit. I heard a snap! Turns out the rod did...

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Feb-08-2021, 7:58pm

George Henry replied to a thread Eastman Truss Rod Question in Builders and Repair

Ran across another Eastman today with same. An old Eastman dealer friend of mine suggests a "design flaw".

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Feb-07-2021, 9:43pm

George Henry started a thread Eastman Truss Rod Question in Builders and Repair

I have encountered several Eastman mandolins with which I been unable to adjust the neck to adequate straightness. In other words, the nut bottoms...

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Feb-07-2021, 10:34am

George Henry replied to a thread Eastman 404Bk Mandolin review in General Mandolin Discussions

Since most old Gibson As vary in sound one from another, the Eastman MD-404 fits right in the family, kind of like a double first cousin. I've owned...

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