Mandolin endpin installation

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View Selected Citations 0. September 28, September 24, September 23, September 15, September 14, August 25, August 10, If you are looking for a system that is easy to install by yourself please check out our Mandolin Twin Fusion system. The Mandolin Twin Fusion does not require any permanent alteration to your instrument. The pickups attach to the inside of the mandolin with double-sided adhesive tape, while the carpenter jack remains on the outside of the instrument.

It provides the exact same sound quality as the Mandolin Twin Internal because the pickups are mounted in the same positions. The Mandolin Twin Fusion can easily be installed by the musician. A comprehensive step-by-step installation manual describes the process in detail. These are the words of J. Nov, pm 3.

Re: Stradolin pickup installation -- no end pin Here is a post of mine from January where I show a few options I've used. I would go for an output jack lower in the tailblock like I show in the third picture of my post. Meaure and layout carefully to not interfere with your ton-gard. You could also try the Les Paul plate as shown in the bottom pic. Or Carpenter jack as previously suggested.

Nov, pm 4. Re: Stradolin pickup installation -- no end pin. Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton. You can use a carpenter jack. Nov, pm 5. Re: Stradolin pickup installation -- no end pin I'd cut a hole in the side about 2 inches from the tailpiece on the treble side and use a Les Paul jack plate from stew mac. Did it on a low priced mandolin and it looks and works great. Nov, am 6. Re: Stradolin pickup installation -- no end pin As long as you are OK with modifying the instrument, and definitely want an internal rather than external transducer, then the method of a Les Paul type jack plate is what I'd go with too.

Nov, am 7. Re: Stradolin pickup installation -- no end pin Interesting comments, thank you. Your comments give me plenty to think about. The carpenter jack gets a bad rap for falling off and for possibly making the mandolin difficult to fit into its case. I've never had a problem with mandolin armrests, but maybe connecting and disconnecting the cable into a carpenter jack loads the mounting brackets in a significantly different way.

According to StewMac's website, an endpin measures. It looks like the tailpiece is large enough to take a. Then there's the challenge of drilling the end block with the correct taper.