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Just ordered the MDO305 from the good folks at Eastman. The Octave comes with a padded bag, but Eastman doesn't have an option for a hardshell case. I'm wondering if anyone has confirmed a good...

Recently tried an Ibanez AVT1 Tenor Guitar at Alto Music and fell in love with it right away and had to pick it up. Its in CGDA tuning, and I think I read somewhere on here that some folks were...

Definitely looking for a narrower neck. Let me know if you have any luck!

I'll look into that. Thank you!

Unfortunately the neck is pretty bad, and the lack of truss rod and my lack of resources necessary to straighten it make the neck a lost cause. I was content from the start to work with a new neck,...

I certainly would want to avoid the giant spacing and width of a mandocello. I'd like to shorten the scale length as much as I can to improve ease of play, but I wonder what the shortest scale length...

I appreciate the heads up. There's gonna be a lot of drawbacks to doing this the way I'm doing it. I knew that moving a bridge at all is gonna mess with the sound, so what I'm hoping at the very...

I spotted a dirt cheap Harmony H945 Archtop guitar with a warped neck at Root Note in New Paltz, NY, and decided that I would sacrifice it in the name of attempting my first build of an Octave...

Unfortunately they have quite large divots in them. I really think I'd be sacrificing tone and even just general playability if i tried that.

I realize I forgot to specify the amount of frets. I could definitely get away with replacing just the first 12, possibly less. But i also wanted to get bigger frets than what is currently on the...

I'm looking to get my mandolin refretted somewhere in the lower New York area. I'm located in Westchester county so anywhere within a reasonable distance will do.

I play an Epiphone MM-50...

Hey all,

My mandolin (Epiphone MM-50) has suffered some intonation issues that I can't fix/repair before I go into the studio this Monday (1/12).

I was wondering if there's anyone in the Lower...

They do not have the screws on the ends of the buttons. That headstock picture looks like a perfect match. So that means that "Waverly" style is out? From the look of it, they didn't have the small...

After a solid 3 years owning it, one of the tuning buttons on my 2006 Epiphone MM-50 has cracked.

While cruising the internet for a replacement, I came across a dilemma in terms of what kind of...

I managed to put together a home made tone guard using two wire coathangers, duct tape (for functionality) and black electrical tape (to compliment the aesthetics of my sunburst finish). Mind you, i...

I've been frequenting these forums a lot, and while the information I gather is invaluable in aiding me when I have a question, I find it frustrating when one aspect or another of the topic at hand...

Good point. I made sure to position them so they would never come in contact with the finish. I'm keeping the cord separate from the apparatus until I'm positive its positioning is optimal.

I thought I would share this with the Cafe, as I know for a fact that others like me have been searching for the answer to whether a home-made Tone Gard is possible and worth it.

For those that...

Hello all,

My 2006 Epiphone F-5 has the (seemingly) standard factory adjustable bridge. I suppose it can be defined as a two foot bridge, as there is a very small gap in the center between the...

Just brought my silver bullet home from the post office. Haven't had a chance to try it in a live situation, but from what i get giving it a quick whirl in my room, i am hearing good things. Thanks...

So are you saying the gold is better because of its narrow sensitivity pattern?

After doing some research on the K&K Silver bullet (which looks extremely promising), I came across a similar product called the Golden Bullet. Anybody know the difference (other than color) and have...

I have considered the notion of a condenser mic, but find that venues tend to have a simple 1/4 inch jack more often than phantom power. Condenser mics can be tricky fellows, and i would feel a lot...

Having played with a cheap contact mic for a few months now, I am consistently being dissatisfied with the tone of my mandolin when playing through a PA system. Granted, the venues I play at don't...

Thanks to all. I have many options to choose from now.