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    Re: Mandolin Set Up Ebook and Mandolin Users

    Just email me at rob.meldrum@gmail.com and put Mandolin Setup in the Subject line. :-)
  2. Does your mando need a setup? Learn to do it yourself!

    Hi there, mandolin lovers. Many moons ago I wrote an ebook on how to set up a mandolin. Mandolins are finicky little beasts and very slight adjustments can make a very big difference. I've been...
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    Re: Why is my action so high?

    Get my free ebook on how to set up a mandolin. Email rob.meldrum@gmail.com and put Mandolin Setup in the subject line.
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    Re: Vice grip fingers

    Get my free e-book on how to set up a mandolin. Email me at rob.meldrum@gmail.com and put Mandolin Setup in the subject line.
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    Re: RIP Nanci Griffith

    A friend turned me on to Nanci’s music in the mid 1980s. What a beautiful voice, and she wrote great songs. Loved seeing her in a concert in Cincinnati in, I think, 1986. I especially like her song...
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    Re: D string intonation

    Make sure your nut slots are filed with an angle back towards the tuners. This assures a clean break at the edge of the nut. It can make a big difference in intonation.

    Second, make sure your...
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    Re: Basic set up guide on the cafe?

    Yep, still sending out the ebook for free! Just email rob.meldrum@gmail.com and put Mandolin Setup in the subject line. Rob
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    Re: Finally got it playable

    This is actually very common. The nut slots need to be filed so they angle downward toward the tuning pegs. This makes for a clean break at the edge of the nut. Also, replace the strings. The strings...
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    Re: Weird problem with a cheap mandolin

    It's the strings. Or should I say it *was* the strings. Cheap mandolins ship with the worst strings I have ever played on. I guarantee you, had he changed them the problem would have vanished.
  10. Re: Beginner with new Gold Tone GME-5 questions

    Please email me for my ebok on mandolin setup and make sure the nut slots are angled properly and the height of each slot is optimal. This is usually not correct on mandolins that were not set up by...
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    Re: vintage viator - help for tuning issue

    First, file the nut slots at an angle down towards the tuning pegs. If the strings don't break cleanly at the nut you will have intonation issues.

    Next, check the string height at the first fret....
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    Re: A Place in the Heart

    Beautiful tune, beautifully played. Thank you!
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    Re: Makeshift home studio

    There was a YouTube video of a guy who tried a bunch of different things to stop room reflection. The best was using old towels folded up and stuffed inside wood frames with artsy fabrics stapled...
  14. Re: Winding string loop ends for 1890 Vinaccia

    I think your lower strings are going out of tune because the knots have more stretching to do before they settle in. I’ll bet it will take a week or two of playing an hour a day before they are...
  15. Re: Thanks Rob Meldrum / Setting Up A Mandolin

    Hi Greg and Poul,

    Greg, thanks for the kind comments. Poul, believe it or not, I haven't gotten any Spam from my offers on this website. So either my email filters are really good or Spammers...
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    Re: Mandolin Newbie

    I'm the gentleman who gives out the free ebook on mandolin setup. I don't see any emails from January 15? Please email me at rob.meldrum@gmail.com and put Mandolin Setup in the subject line.

    I'll...
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    Re: Slotting a nut

    Please email me at rob.meldrum@gmail.com and put Mandolin Set Up in the subject line. I will send you my free ebook that will show you what you need to do. And, yes, making nut slot files out of...
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    Re: Octave in tune but lower frets are not?

    Hi everyone,

    The free set up book is still free. :-)

    Just email me at rob.meldrum@gmail.com and put Mandolin Set Up in the subject line.

    Rob
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    Re: Exotic Canary Wood F5 Back

    I'm pretty sure no instrument builder, ever, said their first instrument was as good as their subsequent instruments. But I just searched for prices on canary wood and it doesn't look like it's rare...
  20. Re: Ideas for what could be rattling on Mandolin!

    OK, I agree that this sounds like a tailpiece issue. I had this situation once. The tailpiece itself was not making a firm connection to some strings and would cause a rattle. I removed the...
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    Re: R.I.P. Kip Carter...October 26, 2020

    So sad to learn this. Praying for Kip and his family tonight.
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    Re: Weird Intonation Issues

    If the A strings are in tune when played open, and are sharp as soon as they are fretted, the initial problem is with the nut slots. The slots should be cut so that they point downwards toward the...
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    Re: Mandolin recommendation for new player

    Beatles as contemporary... Following up on Allen Hopkins' note...

    The Big Band era was reasonably close in time to the Beatles era, but the instrumentation was wildly different. Two guitars, a...
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    Re: A-strings constantly going out of tune

    Hope I'm not too late to the party. Grab your nut slot files and cut the A string slots just the next bit wider. It "sounds" like the slots were cut for a lighter gauge string than you have on. ...
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    Re: Mandolin to DADGAD

    A few others have suggested starting with a standard sized guitar if your intention is to play in DADGAD. I concur. The shorter neck length can make the lower-tuned strings buzz. I play a few...
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