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    Re: Electric mandolin strings

    If you save those balls you can then put them into loop end strings when you need a ball end sting, as the OP does.
  2. Thread: Buzzy note

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    Re: Buzzy note

    PM me and I will send you a piece.
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    Re: Buzzy note

    Maple laminate is a good option, it can be cut with a scissors, it can bend easily, is hard for sound transference, and can be glued to the bottom of the bridge. If that is the way you want to go....
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    Re: JT's Pix Blue Celcon Pick Review

    I also played the BC for years, but thought they were too dark sounding for me. I liked the glide thru the strings. I went to Wegen, I even have them made thinner, and love the sound. They do wear...
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    Re: Buzzy note

    The recrowning can be done somewhat by angling the nail file and filing each side of the fret. Some nail files don't have the diamond on the sides and the sides could be rounded with a regular file....
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    Re: Keeping up with the Fiddlers

    All good advise. I find a practice to play is to pay attention to when you fret the note and pluck the string. They have to be at the same time. Working on getting both hands to work in unison seems...
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    Re: Speed Neck on Carbon Fiber Mandolin

    I started using scotchbrite when working on electric guitars, didn't have to worry about getting little pieces of steel wool on the pickups. I would tape the pickups, but the little buggers were...
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    Re: Flatiron truss rod wrench?

    I have 1/4" drive sockets with thinner walls and they seem to go in fine.
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    Re: Flatiron truss rod wrench?

    I have several truss rod wrenches, I don't think I have ever had one fit anything. Use a socket and an extension and it will work better then the wrench. Don't know if it is metric or not, but it's...
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    Re: Speed Neck on Carbon Fiber Mandolin

    White scotch brite will do the same thing with less mess.
  11. Thread: Buzzy note

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    Re: Buzzy note

    Take something like a dowel or piece of wood and push the fret down while looking closely, does it move back up when you release pressure. If so it will need to be glued in. I don't think any one has...
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    Re: Old Duff engraving probably Machine ?

    Looks like it's been played a bunch. I like that. If you have a dental mirror look inside, you will easily be able to tell if it is X braced.
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    Re: Whiskey barrel octave mandolin

    Looking at the bridge I am not sure about intonation, it may play a little out of tune.
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    Re: Gibson's 1923 F-5 Master Model Reissue

    I use hot hide glue for almost everything. I like that I can reglue something years down the road,if I have to, and it will stick to itself, something no other glue will do. I will use titebond for...
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    Re: Random mandolin sightings

    I like Gin, it has to be gluten free, but..... A martini can also be made with vodka.
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    Re: Is this good for braces?

    I agree, just saying inferior stuff has survived for more than 100 years. The stuff the OP showed is so much better.
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    Re: Is this good for braces?

    I have a 100+ year old guitar made by Lyon and Healy, and the first brace you can see thru the sound hole has a knot the height of the brace. It' been working for over 100 years and the top is flat....
  18. Re: Saddle string slots are too low - replace saddle or fill in s

    An easy way to space the strings is with a divider. You can mark the out side two and use the divider to walk from inside to outside, or visa versa. Adjust the spacing until it comes out right. Since...
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    Re: What makes strings go sharp?

    You don't need a new nut, just have them cut the slots for the J74's and it will be fine.
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    Re: What makes strings go sharp?

    No new tuners will not help with this problem. Have someone file the nut slots to match the gauge of the strings, or lightly take the winding bumps out of the slot. It is the string sticking in the...
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    Re: David Benedict's new dream mandolin

    Nice sounding mandolin. If I were to be looking for a new mandolin that's the sound I would be looking for.
  22. Re: Saddle string slots are too low - replace saddle or fill in s

    I agree splicing in a new piece of wood is what I recommended earlier. I simply posted this as the OP was going to just use super glue.
  23. Re: Saddle string slots are too low - replace saddle or fill in s

    Superglue alone will not do what you want it to in the slots. If you have a piece of ebony and a file and make some dust and fill the slot with superglue and dust you will be way ahead than super...
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    Re: Best way to test preamp sounds at home?

    The Fishman input is set for a transducer without a preamp, so plugging into that will give you a different sound than plugging into the PA. If you want to get used to your preamp, so it is easy for...
  25. Re: Saddle string slots are too low - replace saddle or fill in s

    Some saddles are not as robust as others. If there is enough to still be strong, that is the easiest way. If the saddle is a little less robust Then adding wood would be my choice.
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