Hey all I'm new around here. I've been playing mandolin for a few months now and i love it. I'm thinking of doing a CBM build.
My question is 4 or 8 strings? If i go with 4 strings would the CB Gitty Uke necks and tuners be OK to use with mandolin st
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Read more…I am new to cigar box nation, I learned to play the violin so I can pick out a few tunes, but I've never learned to play chords, Is it possible to play the melody with chords so as the tunes are not just individual string notes. How does one go ab
Read more…i am new to the cigar box world and i was hoping to get some tips on Cigar Box Mandolins!
Read more…Hello mando-makers,
I'm consider making a bolt on neck but it seems to me that the tension of so many strings would put the box under a lot of stress. I'm wondering what your experiences have been either bolting on or going through. Are their advan
Read more…If the two strings in a course are too far apart, your finger will jam between them when playing, completely messing up the tone and intonation. I recently learned this by trial and error when completing a long scale mandolin. On my third try, I ende
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