Mandolin Intonation Fix at Cameron Silcock blog

Mandolin Intonation Fix. We just made major improvements to the intonation on a mandolin that had been very poorly set up by following your directions. Yes changing the gauge of strings will make the intonation change. We also used the trick of rubbing a pencil under the strings where they pass through the nut to allow for better movement. This can be done by simply loosening. Check intonation (and fix it if required) the first step towards a successfully tuned mandolin, is to make sure the intonation of the mandolin is good. It sounds like your mandolin may need. Moving the bridge rearward is the correct way to adjust intonation that is too sharp. Action is not crazy high especially back at. Since most mandolins are arch top by design the bridge position can be easily changed. Reset it by moving the bridge toward the neck as you said. It's gradually less sharp until about the 5th fret, and then starts going flat up to the 12th.

Action is not crazy high especially back at. We just made major improvements to the intonation on a mandolin that had been very poorly set up by following your directions. Since most mandolins are arch top by design the bridge position can be easily changed. Check intonation (and fix it if required) the first step towards a successfully tuned mandolin, is to make sure the intonation of the mandolin is good. We also used the trick of rubbing a pencil under the strings where they pass through the nut to allow for better movement. Moving the bridge rearward is the correct way to adjust intonation that is too sharp. This can be done by simply loosening. Reset it by moving the bridge toward the neck as you said. It's gradually less sharp until about the 5th fret, and then starts going flat up to the 12th. It sounds like your mandolin may need.

Banged my mandolin on a table, this part popped out of the tuning peg

Mandolin Intonation Fix We also used the trick of rubbing a pencil under the strings where they pass through the nut to allow for better movement. Yes changing the gauge of strings will make the intonation change. We also used the trick of rubbing a pencil under the strings where they pass through the nut to allow for better movement. This can be done by simply loosening. Moving the bridge rearward is the correct way to adjust intonation that is too sharp. Since most mandolins are arch top by design the bridge position can be easily changed. Action is not crazy high especially back at. Check intonation (and fix it if required) the first step towards a successfully tuned mandolin, is to make sure the intonation of the mandolin is good. It sounds like your mandolin may need. It's gradually less sharp until about the 5th fret, and then starts going flat up to the 12th. Reset it by moving the bridge toward the neck as you said. We just made major improvements to the intonation on a mandolin that had been very poorly set up by following your directions.