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I wanted to take a minute and close-out my portion of this topic.

I've since made the modifications to the bridge and saddle on this little Kentucky KM-1000 that were discussed here earlier, in an...

Hey there, Jim,

Nope, I heard you the first time, and I don't disagree. Clearly, the older (stale) strings are a factor, and that's particularly true when they're phoshor-bronze. So yes, a new set...

Well, I'm not strictly opposed to ordering from overseas, but I'm also a big fan of Thomastik-Infeld flatwounds strings, despite their higher price, so I might just try a set of those.

However, I...

Many thanx, Bill!

I honestly don't know what it is that specifically constitutes or qualifies an instrument as "designed for light gauge strings", and despite being widely available, Galli strings...

Jim,

Thanks for your response and your insights here. I greatly appreciate it. The more opinions, the better!

What you've shared here makes perfect sense, at least in strictly physical terms,...

It has occurred to me that since the above referenced string height measurements (with .011/.040 strings installed) were within the ideal range or specifications, it is highly likely that I will...

O.K., so, to close-out the latter portion of this thread, I have since made the string height measurements on this little KM-1000 mandolin, and given the measurement techniques and guidelines that...

O.K., so plane, sand or shave the very bottom/middle of the saddle in level fashion, but plane, sand or shave the top surface of each pedestal on the foot, rather than the left/right undersides of...

Thanks Pops!

Yeah, I learned that double-nut/double-wheel trick a few years ago while working on something else, and it works like a charm! However, after reading your various posts here, I think...

Thank you for your response.

Unfortunately, I'm in a very remote part of the country, where techs are simply not a viable option, and personally speaking, I have the tools and experience to...

Pops!

Thanks so much for the thorough and detailed reply. It's very, very helpful. I'll try to get after these measurements and adjustments over the coming weekend, and I'll hope they can help.
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I'm a relative beginner with a pretty decent Kentucky Mandolin (KM-1000), but with string tension that seems very stiff and difficult to fret properly. So I'm kind of stuck right where the OP is, in...