I hope everyone is having a good day. Here are 3 questions on semi-unrelated topics that have come to mind over the last few months; I am lumping them all into the Equipment category for ease of typing.
1) I am using a Silver Snark tuner on my mandolins. It works fine and gives accurate readings for the G, D, and A strings, but jumps around all over the place (or never gives a reading) for the E strings. Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?
2) I use the small rubber grommets placed below the bridge and between the strings of a pair to eliminate the overtones. Is their a precise location where these should be placed or are they effective anywhere between the bridge and tailpiece?
3) Were closed-position chop chords used prominently in mandolin music prior to Bill Monroe/bluegrass/etc.?
Thanks.
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