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OK, much delayed follow-up here:

First off, I returned the Mix to my (sort of) local GC today. It had multiple issues that I just was not inclined to deal with. I’ll elaborate so anyone else...

Just arrived yesterday so I can only comment on a few things so far.

1. $3000. Mandolin shipped in a too large $50. mandolin case. Guess I shouldn’t be surprised because, you know, GC, but I...

On it’s way to the Boston area now. I assume it’s got one or more issues since it keeps getting returned, but I’ll check it out once it arrives and report back. At least this way Cafe members will...

Yeah, I’ve seen this one at GC online twice before and considered buying it, but couldn’t pull the trigger. It’s been returned at least twice now, which leads me to believe the mando has one or more...

Very nice, thanks for that.

I have an MT and have been thinking of adding either an MTO or Pava A4, so it’s helpful to hear the Pava and MT2 back to back. The Pava is definitely more to my liking...

James,

I used to be a fine woodwind maker and we used CA to glue cracks and do other repairs on a variety of wood instruments with different finishes - both new and antique. We used Golden West...

I have TI lights on a flat top Northfield Calhoun and they work fine. Not as much volume as regular light gauge strings, but I don’t need max volume for playing at home. I don’t think I’ll keep...

OK, a little follow-up FWIW:

One can make a Travelite work, but the fit is right up against the bottom two tuners at the bottom of the headstock, so you’re likely to have to return every time you...

Has it been determined (by way of high resolution imagining) that you actually have significant degradation of the joint surfaces of the bones in your hands? Any blood tests been done to look for...

Looking closely at the photos you can see the workmanship is……shall we say, not at a high level. The OP would likely be better off with an Eastman.

NOS Loar. The folks at Gibson didn’t want that old thing hanging around the factory gathering dust any longer either.

Checked with TME and Girouard was their only recommendation, though he’s an hour and a half away, maybe more.

With all the mando players in this area I’m little surprised at the lack of...

Can anyone recommend ( based on experience ) someone within about an hour drive of the Boston area for refretting work on mandos?

I wrote to Tippin Guitars as well as Ben Pearce a couple of days...

Back in the late 70’s, as a teen, I went on a month long NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) course out in middle of the Uinta-Wasatch wilderness. We weren’t allowed to bring anything...

Interesting observations about how little noticeable difference there is between PBs and TI’s from the listener’s perspective in a band setting. I’ve had no experience with TI’s till now, either as a...

Quick Update:

Peter B. from Northfield got back to me today. He was kind enough to call around to some of their dealers that he knew typically have a lot of different cases on hand. Unfortunately...

Thanks Chuck, I’ll keep that in mind if the TI’s don’t work out. Just put them on the Mando last night, so at $50 for the set, I’m kinda committed for the moment. :whistling:

Thanks Tim, that’s very interesting and I appreciate you sharing that experience. As it turns out I ordered the Thomastiks just prior to seeing your post, so I guess I’m going to find out the hard...

Yeah, figured the truss rod would need adjusting, particularly if I go with the lights. Nice to hear the intonation may not suffer.

Good idea regarding a violin scale Mando, wasn’t even aware...

Cool, thanks for that. Looking deeper into the string tensions I see the Starks are essentially the same tension as most PB Light sets, so it’s hard to imagine many folks wanting or needing to go all...