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Try another pic attempt, it’s not in focus enough to see clearly.
Have you tried rubbing with a clean rag? Could it be a residue or deposition?

Yes, that’s exactly what I’m talking about. My rig doesn’t need any tension so it doesn’t need to be a thick string to get a low note. How slack did that experiment make the strings?
Thanks for...

If the cautionary warnings are correct, how does the mini ukebass work?

Is there a reason I don’t see electric 14” scale octave mandolins?
I am wanting to try to convert an electric 5 string mando to a down octave.
I get the inability of a small acoustic body to...

The test of the future will be deflection testing of plates. Where a known weight is loaded onto a plate and its deflection is measured. I work for Steve Carlson, of FlatIron and Gibson loar, and...

Where did you find them for sale in US?

I once saw a high end builder that had fancy machining to de-mass the scroll block and to increase internal air volume. I can’t recall who, but it was a progression of it just being a strap holder.

I was reading the thread and missing Ivan…he was so very thoughtful and kind.

I have not heard of either, can you tell me more about them and why I need them?

Tone devil?

It looks like Forest Gumps leg brace.

I agree with jefflester, I think there is some basic setup issues to address, like speaker positioning, use of wedge monitors, …
I can’t tell from your description if you know what you are doing...

Yes, very worth it!
I’ll take the time to answer the specific questions in a little while when I have time.
:mandosmiley:

Wait…what?
you fold your socks when you take them off?
like as they enter the dirty laundry pile?
weird!

I have 30+ picks, and only three mandolins and a guitar, should i downgrade to 4 picks?

my box of picks reappeared in the exact place i had checked, after a week of invisibility.

Greg Boyds House of Instruments-Missoula, MT
Music Villa- Bozeman, MT

:disbelief:
:crying:Today, one week since my last gig, and three weeks the gig before that, i have discovered my pick case missing. A small yellow tin.

Man oh man i hope the lucky soul that has...

I used to have an ART pro MPA 2, it had a high voltage option, and if I remember, it had lots of available gain and tube distortion. It had two tubes, and was pretty easy to swap out.
I’ve also...

You can drive a minivan through the scroll gap on that
Kentucky.

Try GHS silk n bronze and GHS Silk n Steel. They are both different flavors!
Happy pickin

Thanks for sharing your info…I am intrigued by the fun octave offering. Can you post sound or video of your preferred string selection?

Fancy mustache?:grin:

LRBaggs radius into ToneDexter. Best natural tone I’ve been able to get so far from a feedback “proof” pickup system.

I had a similar issue…it was a few of the tuner button screws on a set of Waverlys, only slightly loose screws were able to buzz.