High Gloss Mandolin Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been a guitar player for 20 years and decided to pick up this "blowout sale" mandolin to see if I liked the instrument, figuring I would get a better one if I did. Unfortunately, the neck of the mandolin I received is badly bowed, and there is no truss rod or any other mechanism to adjust it. As a result, the strings sit almost 1/4" above the tiny little fretboard, making it impossible to play. I was not expecting a lot from this "bargain", but I was certainly hoping that it would be usable to a certain extent.

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Guitar Players - to start on mandolin after playing guitar for years...this is a natural transition considering the mechanics on guitar are very similar to mandolin: 1. Both are played with a flatpick...2. Both are fretted instruments...3. Both are chordal instruments...4. Both require a knowledge of the very same music fundamentals. Violin Players - you won't have to relearn the fingerboard language...the mandolin is essentially a violin handled with a different medium...yes, due to the picking hand, as opposed to the bowing hand, there are some new mechanics to learn...even so, it would be quite a bit easier transition for a violinist to pick up the mandolin over and above any other fretted instrument...additionally, due to the bowing mechanics, a mandolinist usually has a harder time transitioning to the the violin.

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Musician's Gear Violin/Mandolin Combo Case (Standard) Review

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(More customer reviews)Fits perfectly for pure acoustics. The Violin's headroom barely fits my electric with a little squeezing. A little more padding between the instruments and the bottom shell would be nice. The pockets in the top flap could be slightly bigger to fit a normal box of strings.

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The Musician's Gear Violin/Mandolin Combo Case features a durable black canvas exterior, black velvet interior, and thick suspension padding to keep your instruments safe and secure. Also features hook-and-loop enclosures, a fitted hygrometer, tube storage for extra strings, 2 bow holders, 3 accessory compartments, and a sheet music pocket. Includes shoulder strap..

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Pickup Transducer for Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar, Ukulele, Etc Review

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(More customer reviews)I asked at a well known and respected guitar shop in the San Francisco area about installing a pickup in my Pono tenor ukulele which is very nice except that it projects sound back to the player poorly. The shop wanted to put in a similar style (stick on, unamplified piezo soundboard transducer) Fishman pickup for $175. That seemed unreasonable for a $300 instrument. So I found this pickup, read the one review, and figured I'd get it and try it out. Worst case if I didn't like it, I could just pull it out and have the Fishman installed and use this transducer on other instruments in emergencies. Well, it was easy to install and the ukulele sounds great when plugged into our Roland AC-90 acoustic amp. I don't feel like I'm missing anything except the brand name recognition. Try it. I bet you'll like it too.

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This is the perfect solution if you need to amplify your instrument and do not want to break the bank but still want a professional setup without having to call in a Luthier. This little transducer is a "hot" pickup and you will be very impressed with the quality at such an inexpensive price. Just mount the transducer inside your instrument with the supplied double stick tape and run the 1/4" jack out a hole that you make in your ideal location and thats it (Transducer has 12" cable to Jack). You can amplify your mandolin, banjo, violin, ukulele, guitar, bass, viola, cello, and just about anything else you can think of. This unit works with a standard 1/4" plug. You can connect it to your PA, mixer, or amplifier. It's that easy to have a professional look and the amplified sound your looking for at a very small price.

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Intelli IMT-900 Chromatic Clip-on Tuner w/ Tranposing Review

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(More customer reviews)The IMT-900 is a good performer. It is definitely superior to the Korg AT-2, which it replaces. My old Korg AT-2 was still functional but suffered from all of the obvious drawbacks. It was heavy, bulky, slow, and subject to ambient noise. The IMT-900 is light, small, more easily read, much faster, and immune to off-instrument influence. True, the low E on my guitar is a slower read than the other five strings but proper positioning of the tuner makes it easy. One reviewer complained that his IMT-500 was badly scratched when it arrived. Most likely, he failed to read the notice about removing the protective covering from the instrument. The covering is soft and scratches with a fingernail! Underneath is a crystal hard, sparkling clear, polycarbonate plate that looks great. Another reviewer complained that his IMT-500 finally worked after the third new battery. I tested the battery that came with my IMT-900 and it read 3.22 volts. Obviously a fresh lithium cell. Perhaps the reviewer was unfamiliar with CR-2032 installion and finally got it right.
Anyway, I opted for the IMT-900 over the IMT-500 even though it was $2.00 more expensive. The IMT-900 is described as an improvement over the IMT-500, comes postage paid for $17.99 from this excellent Amazon.com vendor and, unless someone accidentally steps on it, I expect it to last many decades (or a dozen battery changes -- whichever comes first). Altogether, this is an excellent buy and almost a quantum leap from my Korg of the "bad old days."

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Fishman Classic Series V-100 Violin Pickup Review

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(More customer reviews)I agree that attaching this type of pickup is awkward at best, but the quality of the sound is excellent for a pickup at this price (you really need a high quality microphone for true sound reproduction, which has its own issues). This price is very reasonable, but if you want to spend a little more Fishman also makes a model with a clamp-on 1/4" jack that I imagine is much easier to use.


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Classic Series V-100 Violin/Viola PickupThis piezo-ceramic pickup mounts in the wing slot of the violinbridge with Fishman's patented Floating Mount System. Lightweightto minimizemuting, it includes a mini jack which mountsto the tailpiece.

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