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    Default Re: )McClung arm rest - really disappointed

    To the OP, imagine what the mark would have been without an arm rest. A few years of dragging your arm around the edge probably would have made a much larger mark!

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    Default Re: )McClung arm rest - really disappointed

    Quote Originally Posted by Gary Leonard View Post
    To the OP, imagine what the mark would have been without an arm rest. A few years of dragging your arm around the edge probably would have made a much larger mark!

    Love them, all my mandos will have an arm rest.
    Yes, you are right. Experienced that with an old Gibson A.

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    Here's another anecdotal story...I have stayed in touch with Steven Gilchrist since I got my A3 in 1993. I saw him last in 2010 in Nashville where I asked him if he would take my mando back with him and rub out and repair various minor dings and one larger skid mark from trying to re-locate the bridge. He stopped short of saying a flat "no" but told me he liked the way the mando looked and it was obviously loved and used which is why he made it. I know pristine, unplayed instruments are worth more money but I would rather have one that was well played in and sounding great albeit a few dings. Having said that I will add I've been freaked out at how some of our mando-heros have trashed their historic instruments with poor technique!
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    Default Re: )McClung arm rest - really disappointed

    Quote Originally Posted by bigskygirl View Post
    Seems to me something kept on your mando for "years" could leave a mark...

    I don't think it's right to call out the McClung for something he warns about and is pretty well known...$0.02
    Agreed! All brands of arm rests that clamp on could do the same thing.

    I've used McClung arm rests for years never had a problem even if it did end up leaving a mark it would be under the arm rest -- it's kind of like a scuff under base of the bridge. Do I care?
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    Default Re: )McClung arm rest - really disappointed

    Was going to town on my mandolin for days, and then found a mark on my wrist. Don't believe it can be removed, but perhaps I can sandblast it out. Meanwhile, installed a McClung and it's much more comfortable to play. Meanwhile, my wife hasn't seen that dent on my wrist ... maybe I can hide it so she won't have a fit. ;-)

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