Howdy,
I've got a 2011 Kentucky KM-1500 Master series mando that I really like except for one thing: Open chords (folk chords) never seem to intonate correctly.
I bought it second hand from a music store (it was an ex-demo instrument) and just figured a good setup would make it sound nicer.
Once I got it to a guy in my local area that makes mandos/bouzoukis he pointed out that the fretboard was twisted/warped. I could see it as soon as he pointed it out and panicked, thinking I'd really screwed up. He said he could reshoot the neck and that should take care of everything.
Unfortunately, when I went to pick it up after he'd finished working on it, he said he had to really shave things down to get a level surface and the intonation problems still persist.
I can't help but wonder whether a new, correctly sized fretboard would fix things as I've taken the mado to several people now and they all say the scale length and fret spacing is correct.
Can anyone advise further? I really like the sound of this instrument and won't have the money to buy anything of a higher grade for a long time, so would like to make the best of what I've got.
Thanks,
Will
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