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You're not a beginner, you're an experienced musician. Seriously consider getting the right tool for the job. If you settle for bottom-of-the-barrel instrument, you will find it inadequate in tone...

Frank Ford has some articles that involve tuner repairs on http://frets.com.

something similar , ground a piece of steel with a curve matching the end
of the worm gear shaft bearing journal

so as to not crush the hole through it, out of round , put that tool, in the...

I think your idea will work, I've repaired similar problems. What I did was support the tuners well and use a small clamp to hold it in position aginst o firm backing (small vise). However instead of...

All of the logos were stenciled, this model was a bit more rudimentary than the others. Take a look inside and see if the top is really ply or if they simply reinforced the f holes with a layer of...

Thanks for posting this, I'm quite fond of stradolins and it's neat to see more examples. I have one with the same headstock stencil and tailpiece, but the top of the headstock has a more pronounced...

Meloxicam is a newish NSAID that is working for me. Limiting coffee and sugar and heat when needed. Getting old sucks and any alternative sucks worse.

If coffee's not one of the major food groups, it should be.

Either the grip, the angle of the mandolin (likely culprit to the wrist problem), or set up is wrong, or a combination of all three are hosed up.

Mike's video has perhaps been attached to more...

Stop practicing immediately. You're making the rest of us look bad.