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| Part 3: Setup Ultimately a mandolin’s potential can only be realized by proper setup. In general, the better instruments respond to finely honed setup more than less expensive trade instruments. A super expensive bridge and fancy strings won’t help without optimal installation. The exact setup that is optimal depends on the particular instrument and player. But a generic setup suitable for the quality level of the instrument does fine as a starting point. |
On a new mandolin, we generally:
That’s a pretty comprehensive setup. Someone buying an instrument should get an instrument that is set up well and plays well. This doesn’t always happen. We do lots of setups on instruments sent to us. Go to: | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | |
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