mandolin fretting

seth_southerland · Post by **seth_southerland** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:48 pm

i just got my hands on an old mandolin

are the strings on them supposed to be harder to press down than the strings on a guitar? i have to really mash on them to get them down.
if they aren't supposed to be then i'll assume that the strings are old and need to be changed.

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:59 pm

well obviously they'll probably be old, but they're a little harder to push down then a guitar since they're not as long, and you have to press down two at a time.

pictures?

seth_southerland · Post by **seth_southerland** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:02 pm

makes sense, i'll probably get new ones for it anyway

i don't have hosting abilities yet, but i expect to have my own server up in a few weeks

all i know about it so far is that it's a Kay

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:06 pm

imageshack.org ?

seth_southerland · Post by **seth_southerland** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:11 pm

toolazy.me

seth_southerland · Post by **seth_southerland** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:29 pm

I can't find a model number or anything on it anywhere.

6_strings_for_life · Post by **6_strings_for_life** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:34 pm

seth_southerland wrote:toolazy.me

hahahhah, good one

dmbandummer · Post by **dmbandummer** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:05 am

bassman462 wrote:well obviously they'll probably be old, but they're a little harder to push down then a guitar since they're not as long, and you have to press down two at a time.

pictures?

Yeah, mando strings require a much firmer touch.

If you grab new strings, try to find the Elixir mandolin strings. I have them on mine and really like them. They're so much different than the Elixirs for guitar.

Blake · Post by **Blake** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:06 pm

the action might be a little high on it as well. you may want to take it to a mandolin mechanic or something and have him check it out for ya.

lakerhoc1121 · Post by **lakerhoc1121** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:54 pm

btbesong wrote:the action might be a little high on it as well. you may want to take it to a mandolin mechanic or something and have him check it out for ya.

wow you really dug this one outa the grave

Blake · Post by **Blake** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:05 pm

lakerhoc1121 wrote:
btbesong wrote:the action might be a little high on it as well. you may want to take it to a mandolin mechanic or something and have him check it out for ya.
wow you really dug this one outa the grave

hahaha, it was like 3 threads down. i forget how slow this subforum is sometimes.