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I had a Mandobird IV back in the late 00s and frankly thought it was hot trash. Sounded thin and couldn’t get it to intonate properly so I sold it.
Though in fairness journeybear makes it sound...

On a similar tack…

My 13 year-old thinks anything from prior to 2008 is unspeakably ancient.

Whatchagonnado?:grin:

I got a tone gard and an arm rest for Christmas but this might be my favorite thing.
My daughter (pictured) made this for me.

She could make a small fortune on Etsy (assuming she starts with a...

I can imagine a strange conversation with the missus:

“I need to go play some other mandolins”
“Why?”
“So that I don’t buy one.”
“…?”

My main problem is that Instead of many mandolins, I...

Yeah that’s a good point. It’s all super subjective.

This old beater is just “what a mandolin is supposed to sound like” for me.

I assume all youse guys with 3+ Mandos must have a favorite of...

…is apparently to go play a bunch of other mandolins.

Tried a handful of Eastman and comparable A and F styles down at woodsongs in Boulder yesterday and couldn’t find anything I liked better...

I happen to have a mandobird bridge lying around.
Pretty darn close to 39mm by the looks of it.