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K&K mandolin pickup install :: 2015 June A5 [2.0 lbs]

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K&K mandolin pickup install :: 2015 June A5 [2.0 lbs]

K&K mandolin pickup install :: 2015 June A5 [2.0 lbs]

A K&K Mandolin Twin Internal was installed along with some fret work.  The pickup installation involved enlarging the tailpiece bracket hole (Irwin's Unibit / step drill is a life safer for this) along with drilling out the tailblock for the endpin jack.  The two pickup elements are adhered with double stick tape just inside each f-hole near the bridge foot.   The trickiest part of this installation is working through the small f-holes.  Even the internal nuts on the jack had to be installed inside the mandolin ... just giving me a taste of what it's like to build a ship in a bottle.

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Bridge fit :: June A5 mandolin

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Bridge fit :: June A5 mandolin

Bridge fit :: June A5 mandolin

The player wanted the action taken down slightly, but the adjustable bridge was bottomed out (and prevented further lowering).  The solution above is to remove wood from the bridge's foot and refit it to the top.

Fun fact: Alan Carruth scrapers rule.

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