My daughter wanted to transition from guitar pickin' to mandolin but wasn't sure, so we decided that at this price, this would be the perfect test. We were very surprised and happy with this instrument when it arrived. The finish has minor imperfections but still looks impressive. We changed strings and were able to set the action up perfectly. The intonation was very good and the neck looked straight. The tone was sweet. We bought the
Hal Leonard Mandolin Method
lesson book for $12 and have been thrilled with the results.
After playing for a while it developed an occasional buzz that seemed to move from string to string. We feared that the "cheap instrument curse" was rearing its ugly head. We started troubleshooting, changed strings again but the buzz remained. By pure luck, when I held the pick guard down, the buzz disappeared! The bottom pick guard screw was a little loose. It didn't LOOK loose but you could slide the guard up or down if you tried. I simply tightened the screw. The buzz magically disappeared. I never really believed in curses anyway!
Then a few months later, we got a buzz again. Oh no! The curse? This time the screws were tight but the pick guard and the pick guard mounting bracket were just barely touching the soundboard top. There is a tiny rubber bumper connected to the tip of the plastic guard to prevent a buzz if the guard itself is pressed to the soundboard, but the guard bracket was barely touching too. Maybe the bracket deformed when we closed the lid of the case or maybe it got bumped. Anyway, the fix was simple - gently bend the bottom guard bracket a tiny bit with a needle nose pliers to lift the guard and bracket away from the sound board by at least 1/16th. The buzz is gone. The mandolin sounds great. I never really believed in curses anyway!
This is an excellent beginner mandolin with surprisingly great sound. With proper care (treat it like an expensive mandolin), and a tight and properly adjusted pick guard, your audience will never know you only paid about $50!
The mandolin comes in an ordinary cardboard box without accessories, no case or gig bag of any kind, no strap and old strings so we added a
5005 Pick Holder
to the back of the peg head $2.50,
Elixir Strings Mandolin Strings, 8 String, Light, Acoustic NANOWEB Coating
$15, an awesome
Neotech Mandolin Strap
$20, a lightweight, inexpensive yet excellent
Musician's Gear Hardshell A-Style Mandolin Case
for $40 (as much as the mandolin!), and an
Intelli IMT500 Clip-on Chromatic Digital Tuner for Strings
$16 because it is small enough to fit in the tiny accessory compartment of the mandolin case. Now we're completely set up and happy as can be. Yes, my daughter now plays the mandolin. It worked!
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| Vendido por | R.K.Music | Ktaxon | DonnerDirect | LeYin | LeYin | Mulucky music |
| instrumento | Mandolina | Mandolina | Mandolina | Mandolina | Mandolina | Mandolinas |
| Cantidad de Cuerdas | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| modo de operación | Manual | Manual | acústico | Eléctrico | acústico | acústico |
| material de la parte superior | Palisandro | Madera | Caoba | Caoba | Tilo americano | Caoba |
| material de la parte posterior | Palo santo | — | Caoba | Caoba | Tilo americano | Caoba |
| material de cuerda | — | — | — | Acero inoxidable | Acero aleado | Acero aleado |
| tipo de acabado | Pulido | Cuero | Brillante, metal | Barniz | Barniz | Brillante. |
| peso | — | — | 3.53 pounds | 3 pounds | 3 pounds | — |
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Sweet!
I was really lookin to pick up the mandolin and this is a great starter. Yeah it is obviously not a high quality mandolin, but I didn't purchase it for the amazing quality, which honestly isn't that bad. I can't say much about how well it stays tuned because the temperature changes that it has experienced is pretty bad (below freezing to 80F). I've really enjoyed learning this instrument for the past three weeks. Friend of mine said, it's 50 bucks, and you'll never know how good you could be if you never try.
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Calificado en Canadá el 8 de febrero de 2017