Re: Tail piece angle
The t/piece angle in the top pic. in the Op's post, looks to be at a very similar angle to the cast t/piece on my Lebeda. & i have no trouble with it at all. On the other hand,the Op's bottom pic.is similar to the angle on the Weber t/piece which IMHO, is way too close to the top of the mandolin @ 3/16". I've often wondered if the steep string angle behind the bridge, contributes something to the Weber's slightly 'bright' tone - maybe John Hamlett can answer that (please ),
Dave - I'd tend to agree re. the 'added sustain' bit,but i did fit an Allen cast tailpiece to a Michael Kelly 'Legacy' mandolin,which did increase the sustain 'to a degree'. I strongly suspect that on a flimsily' built mandolin,a cast t/piece could add something extra in that department,but that on a 'luthier' quality instrument,the effect would be either little or none,
Ivan
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
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