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Location: Agawam MA | I am trying to teach myself mandolin. I bought a nice Eastman Mando and have benn working at it sporadically for about a year. The neck is so darn small. Do ovation mandolins have wider necks?
God bless,
Steve |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | What are the neck dimensions on your Eastman?
There are wide neck models available but the difference is typically 1/8" or so. Not sure if it would be worth the extra money. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Nutwidth on ovations is 1-3/16.
That's pretty standard. Most mandos are 1-1/8 or 1-3/16 |
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Location: Agawam MA | The nut width is 1 3/32. However the width of the strings at the nut is just under 1 inch. How does the string width at the nut compare with the ovation? Thanks for all the help.
God bless,
Steve |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I measured two mandos:
Ovation, nut width 1.190 inch, string spacing 1.009 inch
Collings, nut width 1.155 inch, string spacing 0.980 inch |
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Location: Agawam MA | Thanks, I guess they are all about the same. I will just have to soldier on.
God bless,
Steve |
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