A5 Mandolin ProSeries Drawings - full size mandolin string Straight Up Strings for mandolin

Straight Up Strings for mandolin represent a paradigm shift in musical string technology that features compensated down pressures for the E and G string courses that are positioned on the bridge saddle near the posts and for the A and D string courses that are positioned in the middle of the saddle (further from the posts) on conventional two-post adjustable mandolin bridges

The notebook was given to Roger by Lloyd Loar's widow

String tensions are compensated for the relative tensions of neighboring strings as well as where each string sits on the bridge (i

String Tension White Paper

*Down pressures for mandola are calculated at a 15° string-break angle over the bridge

A5 Mandolin ProSeries Drawings - full size mandolin string Straight Up Strings for mandolinSiminoff's full size mandolin drawings are heralded as best in class. Drawings include construction notes, cross section details for soundboards and backboards, and details for graduating soundboards and backboards. The A5 mandolin features a pear shaped body with two f holes. To facilitate construction, drawings are numbered concurrent with references in The Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction Manual 4th Edition. Full size, highly detailed