I Love this mandolin, But, I just received it and went to tune it and when I started to turn the key peg it tuned for a bit then nothing and the string isn't broken so Im not sure what I need to do. Any advice?
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There are a few good videos on YouTube 're: tuning and setting bridge. I really had to crank on the bottom (high note) strings to tune.
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If the strings are not holding tune and the adjustment knobs are not moving then the strings need to be replaced. Download jamPlay app. It has a tuner that works well.
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The mandolin plays very well - it has pretty good action and stays in tune. If you can play guitar already, you have an advantage of knowing how to strum or pick. Since mandolins are tuned differently (GDAE, which is the same as standard tuning for a violin/fiddle) the chord shapes are different. I mostly play notes like a flatpicker and seldom do chords. shapes are different.
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Did you by chance remove the tone and volume knobs on the guitar to remove the clear plastic cover on the pick guard? I knew someone who did that and when he replaced the knobs they were not in the correct postion so when he thought he had it at full volume it was not producing sound, because it was in a postion for no sound .
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I think it does stay in tune well. I bought it at a store, not online. I had to tune it at home. The next day, I checked and it was still largely in tune. The factory set up was pretty good. The salesperson said to play it a while before I paid for it to be set up. So far I am happy with it. The salesperson said the factory set up on Yamahas is usually pretty good. I have no reason not to believe that at this point.
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That guitar will tune fine if you do it correctly. However they don't stay in tune as long as a full size guitar. I'm guessing its an electric guitar. Take the plug, plug it into the guitar jack and the jack on the tuner. The cord to do this should come with the guitar. I'm going to tell you how to tune it in Standard EADGbE tuning. Pluck the first string (the thickest string) and you will get a sound. Slightly turn the tuning pegs no more than a 1/4 turn around as you pluck the guitar string, keep turning the tuning pegs slowly (again, as you pluck that string) until the tuner says E (this tuner will say 6E). After that go one string down, each gets progressively thinner, then keep plucking and turning the tuning pegs until it says A (tuner will say 5A). Keep doing that, turning the peg to tighten the correspomding string for the next 4 strings, going to the smaller string each time for D, G, B and E (E is what the thinnest string will be tuned to.) Again, thickest string to thinnest (top to bottom) you will want E-A-D-G-B-E. Use the little green light in the middle as youre tuing so you know you're on key and getting exactly the sound you want. Some guitars only do it so well, so don't be bothered if you can't get it 100% correctly and just do it the best you can. M
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After the initial break-in period, I usually only need to tune once every week or two - depending on how much I have been playing. Even then it is a pretty minor adjustment (if any). It seems to loose tuning pretty evenly, so even when it drifts slightly, the tuning stays fairly relative, string-string.
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This guitar doesn't really hold a tune. I found a good, free iPhone app called Guitar Tuna that helps me tune it. I think I tune it daily.
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I bought mine months ago and have only needed to tune it four times....I do not play it for, sometimes, three weeks at a time and it stays in tune!!!!
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Yes. Unrelated - the fine tuner on mine was broken right out of the box. I didn't notice right away as I waited awhile to play it. Other than that it's a beautiful sounding and looking violin.
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Use the tuner and tighten with the tuning keys on the end until it's in tune
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Can be a common problem! Tune the instrument above standard tuning and play it for a while. The strings are still stretching; then tune it to standard and keep it in tune. Usually the strings start to stay in tune better. (Use a tuner. You can purchase them for less than $20.)
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Yes it is. Unfortunately the tuning keys are pretty cheap. Try tuning up, it locks the keys. Mine did improve with time as the strings stretched, but still needs tuning each time I play.
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A friend of mine runs a custom instrument repair shop in California. Unlike Guitar Center, he inspects and sets the action on ALL guitars in his shop. He immediately returns any instrument which has a defect of any kind. Any serious knowledgeable player knows what I am getting at. So if one is concerned about the action, buy the guitar from a reputable shop, or pay to have the instrument "tuned" at a such a shop. It really is worth the money.
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Elizabeth, it takes awhile for the strings to stop stretching, then it should stay in tune longer. You might have to give it a month, I'm afraid. That's what I ran into.
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I have the Black Rouge RM-100A A style Mandolin.I know most stringed Instruments,have a Truss rod system to adjust the neck.I have taken a look at mine,and it appears that it doesn't have one.If it does,they've placed it on the Inside of the neck,(where it's not only out of the way it's also hidden inside the body of the Mandolin itself.Hope I have been of assistance to you.sorry I couldn't give you a better answer.
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Mine has been good to stay in tune. I check the intonation regularly and it stays in tune. I would say when I have had to tune it a week or two and even then it is a very slight tuning adjustment. I am very pleased with my Kayla! I hope this helps and please feel free to ask me any other questions.