Re: Alpine Setup

feeds@yuku.com (Fingerpicker) — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:17:26 GMT

MandoSquirrel wrote: wish I could swing the $$$$'s.

Hear ya, MS. There is lots of that going around right now.

Re: Alpine Setup

feeds@yuku.com (MandoSquirrel) — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:57:35 GMT

The H may not belong, or be optional, but :

wacky

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Re: Alpine Setup

feeds@yuku.com (Fingerpicker) — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:10:08 GMT
Whacky = No Good, I take it?

I really need to get a mando in the house so I can keep up with you guys.

Re: Alpine Setup

feeds@yuku.com (MandoSquirrel) — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:25:42 GMT
Raising & lowering the bridge is usually no big deal, but it sounds like something whacky's going on here, especially for a Master Class Alpine, so a pro may be needed.
Welcome & congrats!

Re: Alpine Setup

feeds@yuku.com (New D28) — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:04:39 GMT
Lawn-appreciate the recommendations. I am on the other side of the state from Jim, but get out that way on business. Good options! And no, I am still too much of a newbie to try this on my own. Only been playing for a little over a year and even changing strings makes me nervous!

Re: Alpine Setup

feeds@yuku.com (Lawn Jockey) — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:25:18 GMT
Congrats on the new Alpine!!!

IMHO a well performed set-up on a mandolin is more critical than it is on an acoustic guitar. In order to get everything out of it from a tonal/volume standpoint....a good set-up is critical. This is evidenced on lower end mandolins that are not very good right off the shelf....but are made decent...or better just by having a knowledgeable luthier work their magic. The Alpine is obviously not a lower end instrument.....and should be an absolute...

Alpine Setup

feeds@yuku.com (New D28) — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:32:46 GMT
Good day folks-recently was fortunate enough to add an Alpine as a playmate to my FF. The FF is dead solid, comes out of the case right on playable, in comparison to the Alpine. It was supposedly 'setup" by the dealer from whom I purchased but the neck seems "tilted" to some degree, and the bridge has been adjusted all the way up, resulting in the treble strings being higher and bass strings being almost down on the fret board. I switched the factory strings over to...