I have the same problem with the eastman octave mandolin and was using a strap button drilled into the side of the neck joint. The mandolin tended to roll forward and the neck was too heavy as well....
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I have the same problem with the eastman octave mandolin and was using a strap button drilled into the side of the neck joint. The mandolin tended to roll forward and the neck was too heavy as well....
I know the feeling when you want to play all those beautiful instruments at once. Coming from the violin, I played a (cheap) mandolin for a long time. After that I decided to switch to an Eastman...
If you calculated the tension and tried a pair of strings already, you just need to experiment a bit. If the tension is to high, just buy the next available (lower) weight. I once used a string that...
Drilling a hole for the tiny screw that a strap button requires is a safe thing to do - and it can easily be fixed/closed later. Just make sure that you find a spot of solid wood. I added a button to...
I'm playing the Eastman MDO305 that has a rather short scale length of 21". I string it with the lower two courses in octaved tuning (Gg dd' a'a' e''e''). I use strumming to accompany a singer as...