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Glad I'm not crazy! It's currently with my friend so I can't get a good look at it but I know at least the first 6 frets are so shallow, I can only imagine they've been horrifically worn down or...

Thanks for your reply! Lots of great stuff in here too, really appreciate all you helpful folks. Tinkering with instruments must be part of the charm, I know it is for me at least.

I'd be hesitant...

Thank you for the replies so far! Lots to take away, especially about the tools and EVO maybe not being the best shout for my first attempt at refretting. My trying this is way down the line but I've...

Hello again! It has been a while since I posted and I've not made massive progress with my mandolin. A lot of it is right technique which I need to practice but I am still not getting along well with...

Excuse the method of sharing, it was quicker than uploading to youtube. I'm currently stuck in my bedroom because I caught the dreaded virus so I've been trying to focus on practicing. Easier said...

Thanks everyone! I do sometimes notice myself tilting the instrument to watch my left hand so I'll knock that habit early on, there will be more wrong notes as I fret or pick the wrong string but hey...

Quick google search lead me to this and similar threads! I'm unfamiliar with the concept but they're apparently not new around here.
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So I have successfully acquired a set of luthier's files for working on the nut, these are the 5 smallest. God knows if they're any good. I now only need the feeler gauges and some finer sandpaper...

So now that I have a mandolin at last (my first fretted instrument in years) I've come against an annoyance. Either my fingers are too fat or I'm doing something wrong because whenever I try and play...

I'll correct past Me and say I'll be following the Frets.com guide for fitting the bridge with some other tips gathered from the many forum posts on the matter.
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Following the e-book I'd sand the feet of the bridge to mate it to the top and then sand the bottom of the saddle so that at its lowest point there's something like 0.05" at the 12th fret, seems like...

That's what confused me honestly. They are a strings focused shop and carry most of the bowed and plucked instruments you could name, plus a hefty amount of pianos that I don't think get the...

I'll be getting accurate measurements once I order a set of feeler gauges, I do also have some guitar luthier files on the way from ebay so I miiight be able to sort the nut too. At the very worst if...

OP. Thank you everyone for your input, it is greatly appreciated. I just took it into the shop I bought it from, pointed out the things I found, and he didn't want to change a thing. Says he thinks...

Wow I hadn't spot the nut having rotated, thank you. I assume it's meant to sit flush with the neck and the binding?

I currently have a feeler gauge set with that exact range plus some diamond...

That's good to know thank you. I reckon I'll go ahead and set up according to Rob's book, I have some medium D'Addario Medium EJ74's arriving soon too but will buy a lighter set too if they don't...

I did think the frets looked pretty low. I don't mind fitting the bridge myself and maybe even filing the nut if needed, but I don't know how much easier that will make it on my fingers. For example...

Probably just my squishy beginner fingertips not liking the strings

It's supposed to be a pain to fret at the 1st isn't it? My fingers can barely handle frets 1 to 3. I'll do all that except mess with the truss rod, the neck is flat to my eye and I don't want to mess...

The A and E strings at the first fret don't hold a 0.46mm (0.018") pick, and the strings are a mile off the board at the 7th and 12th frets.When I say a mile that's an exaggeration. I can fit a 1.2mm...

Going to phone up and check the price of setup, they say all instruments are set up on arrival but this one is lacking.

The A and E strings at the first fret don't hold a 0.46mm (0.018") pick, and...

Thank you! Aye UK based so slim pickings, the shop did have a £500 Kentucky but honestly I prefer the sound out of the Ozark. Warmer and deeper y'know?

It finally happened! Saved for a couple months, popped down to my local music shop today and bought a middle of the road Ozark for £185. It was meant to be £200 but the top 2-3 frets were replaced by...

Yeah, no such product exists here in the UK. You can buy big 6 fold heating elements that will live underneath the coals but nothing so small or handheld. You can find some on ebay but they quickly...

Aye I would never stick a live heating element in a metal container without another electrically insulating medium to fill the space, more power to the people who did that but I've been shocked too...