Looks like tuning the lower D string and the upper A string would be difficult to impossible.....
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Robert-Lawe...EAAOSwc-tY1GBC
Mandolin that can't be tuned?
Looks like tuning the lower D string and the upper A string would be difficult to impossible.....
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Robert-Lawe...EAAOSwc-tY1GBC
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Re: Mandolin that can't be tuned?
It was drilled for worm under tuners and he has worm overs on it. I'd also say he should use old Schaller worm under tuners that have really long posts on them. As it sits, you're right.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Re: Mandolin that can't be tuned?
Yup, he needs worm under tuners but that's not his only issue...
That's what I would call very "manly" action bordering on becoming a cheese slicer.
Last edited by MikeEdgerton; Mar-09-2019 at 8:56pm.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Re: Mandolin that can't be tuned?
From the 6th photo where there is a good shot of the bridge, that can be lowered. He's got the bass end of the bridge jacked up pretty good. Tuners are another story though.Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton
Ray Dearstone #009 D1A (1999)
Skip Kelley #063 Offset Two Point (2017)
Arches #9 A Style (2005)
Bourgeois M5A (2022)
Hohner and Seydel Harmonicas (various keys)
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Re: Mandolin that can't be tuned?
Similar tuners. or maybe identical.
https://reverb.com/item/1625363-robe...er-made-in-usa
Ray Dearstone #009 D1A (1999)
Skip Kelley #063 Offset Two Point (2017)
Arches #9 A Style (2005)
Bourgeois M5A (2022)
Hohner and Seydel Harmonicas (various keys)
"Heck, Jimmy Martin don't even believe in Santy Claus!"
Re: Mandolin that can't be tuned?
He has a set of plans he's working from and doesn't realize he's drilling for worm under. He may not know there are different tuners.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Re: Mandolin that can't be tuned?
Look at this:
Look how thick that top is. Combined with the dobro-like action, this is a rough instrument, in terms of playability and likely tone.
EDIT: Found this. This mandolin is featured in this clip from 2014.
Re: Mandolin that can't be tuned?
Gibson had three point mandolins in the 40's and 50's?
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Re: Mandolin that can't be tuned?
Is there such a thing as a mandolin that CAN be tuned?
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Re: Mandolin that can't be tuned?
You have a point.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
Re: Mandolin that can't be tuned?
Mandolins have 2 states, being tuned and out of tune.
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