Re: 12 string Oscar Schmidt Mandriola
Letting folks know at least the general area where you live oftens prompts responses to the luthier question. Folks tend to not respond considering that the typical luthier, on average, is probably a 20 hour drive away from you, making most such responses useless. But... When they know that there's a good one within, say, an hour or three drive from you (mandolin experience is a rare commidity), the suggestions start coming. Adding "location" to your Cafe ID is usually a good way.
BTW, it looks very nice. One major negative, if it were to be a player, is that the action (string height) looks fairly high, in photo #9. Unfortunately, that's not so easy to adjust on bowlbacks. For now, it's best to make sure that the string tension is turned down. Good luck with it!
- Ed
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