Re: Recording King A-style mandolin on the cheap.
Originally Posted by
DavidKOS
I can second that.
For some years, I worked at a music dealer that imported many instruments and for the most part, the factory steups on the lower price (and some medium price) fretted instruments was, shall we say, seriously lacking.
The biggest problem was that the nuts were cut too high, making it impossible to get decent action and good intonation.
Often these were plastic molded nuts with pre-cut slots. Some were even hollow.
I wound up removing these crappy nuts and carefully sanding or filing the bottom until they would be the right height. You couldn't cut the slots deeper on the hollow ones because you would cut into the hollow part. Plus, you had to do the sanding by hand because the plastic would melt if you tried to use a belt sander.
Once I did this, then I'd have to address the neck, fret, and bridge issues.
I feel sorry for beginners that get instruments that have not been shop adjusted...how can you learn on a mandolin that a pro could not even play?
Well stated.
“Mandolin brands are a guide, not Gospel “
- Data Nick
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