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    Re: Identification

    Hope this is correct place to post this.
    Family air loom, not sure make or model. Look familiar to anyone? 196189196189
  2. Re: Breedlove Crossover Mandolins are beginning to ship to dealer

    JUst can't seem to get excited about these, I never really liked the Atlas guitar either, took it back and got a taylor. The crossover is a good idea but looks like it was executed wrong. There's too...
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    Re: Who Tunes down their mando?

    Just a side note; i was reading some music journal and the subject was "Concert Pitch, and 440 tuning" appArently the standard tuning was lower at some point in history. thats all i remember about...
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    Re: Who Tunes down their mando?

    its all good phil, actually i play banjo quite a bit.
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    Re: Who Tunes down their mando?

    thanks mike, my intention was to see who has tried this or thought about it. ive been playing for close to forty years and old age is starting to take away my tolerance for heavy gauge strings. i...
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    Re: Who Tunes down their mando?

    ah....okay. thanks
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    Who Tunes down their mando?

    My mandolin always seems too high strung. Maybe its just me but i like the strings looser. I tuned my breedlove down to F C G D and found it easier to play, better sustain and the scale progressions...
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    Re: Breedlove tuners

    thank you mandobassman!!! wsnt sure if the golden age or the grovers were the pnes to get from stewmac. my first FF. had the same tuning issues and i put some gibson tuners on it from a new F5. i...
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    Re: Breedlove tuners

    other than turning the keys on the tuners, id be HAPPY to know how to "adjust" (make sure they are adjusted correctly) the tuning keys. however over the the years ive learned Happiness is ignorance.
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    Breedlove tuners

    I have an FF, and it seems i am tuning more often than ever. Im wondering if i upgraded my tuners if i would be happier? what brand is good?
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    Flat vs radius why????

    someting has me perplexed; i have a mando with a flat fretboard. To put 11s on it kills my fingers and has a thuddy tone. so, i put 10-34 strings on, feels better, plays better sounds better....
  12. Re: New Breedlove, "Lighter Gauge Strings"?????

    Yeah! I like that new bridge. My old breedloves had the thumb screws which got stripped out on occasion( at least till I learned how to raise and lower w/out messing up the threads).
  13. Re: New Breedlove, "Lighter Gauge Strings"?????

    HERE'S THE SCOOP: Sorry no video. I used a db meter and found a 1db drop in volume after changing to 10s. Easier to play, and tunes faster, BUT.....a noticeable loss of low end thump. Not enough loss...
  14. Re: New Breedlove, "Lighter Gauge Strings"?????

    I have a set of Martin 10-34 on my Washburn and replace the 34s with 40s ( leave the others 10-14-24). It plays easier and actually rings out better. I tried heavier strings on my banjo and realized...
  15. Re: New Breedlove, "Lighter Gauge Strings"?????

    Do you loose much volume? Did the lighter gauge cause you to turn the truss rod?
  16. New Breedlove, "Lighter Gauge Strings"?????

    Before I go and try it, I would like to hear all the comments/ advice I can. I just got a new Breedlove FF and have no particular problems with the strings that came on it (11-40), however my economy...
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    Re: New Weber Gallatin A Oval Wide Nut

    I'm preparing to buy a new mandolin and think I want the breedlove A with the O hole. Now that I see weber is widening the nut they make that beautiful dark Gallatin, but gee whiz it's way more...
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