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I purchased this bowlback mandolin through the Classifieds (for quite a reasonable price) in April 2022, but have recently become more curious about the history of...

The Candyman Strings & Things in Santa Fe, NM (https://www.candymansf.com/) usually has an Eastman or an Ibanez hanging around in the folk instrument section. They sell some mando accessories like...

Does anyone have experience with the looped end of the string being cut or broken when installed on an older or cheaper tailpiece?

I was recently replacing strings on an old Suzuki and the loop...

That is super cool, thank you for sharing!



And thanks for calling out MIM - I hadn’t heard of it but it’s now on my family’s to-do list for our next trip to Phoenix. 👍🏻

+1 for bringing the one you enjoy playing more. The worst that could happen is someone asking to try it out!

I play a Washburn, built in 2019 as I recall. I haven’t had any *obvious* problems with it, but on the other hand I’ve always vaguely felt like it doesn’t quite sound the way a mandolin aught to.
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My first post, and I’m grateful to have found this thread because I goofed my username when signing up… :))

Please change my user name to my real name, Shaun Wrightson.

Cheers!