I got a Strad-O-Lin in 1972, and played it for years and years as my main mandolin. # After thirty years, I decided the frets were finally worn down enough to replace. #When the luthier started taking the frets out, the rosewood began to crumble, so he asked if I wanted to replace the fingerboard with an ebony one. #Well, I said yes, and he did it, and after I got it back, I played it, and it was great, for about 30 minutes. #After that the tone and volume went away. #The next time I picked it up it did the same thing: 20-30 minutes and the volume goes down. #In fact, every time I pick it up, it does that, so I almost never play that one anymore.
So, my question is, can the added mass of ebony vs rosewood cause this effect? #The mandolin plays very well, has good action, just a lot less volume.
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