Re: Help identifying mandolin please
I'm far from a bowlback expert, but if you want to talk "economy":
Those are economy tuners, similar to my '90s Carlo Robelli (Sam Ash house brand); that Pac-rim import -my gateway drug- was about $190 new.
Note that the shafts' grommets, rather than being solid metal that's pressed or screwed in, are actually somewhat large black plastic or nylon plugs that are faced with (non-functional) thin metal washers, to make them look less "plasticy".
On mine, the plastic slightly compresses under the pull of the strings, allowing the tuner shafts to lean toward the nut. While this would be pretty bad on a quality instrument, it seems to work okay here. Rather than replacing, I just left well enough alone. (For me, it soldiers on as a mandolin-sounding instrument that I don't mind exposing to marginal conditions.)
Last edited by EdHanrahan; Jan-04-2022 at 11:29am.
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