What's my next step?
I have a Trinity College Octave Mandolin that I quite like and use at jams sessions and live shows. When I first bought it used (mint), I had it set up by a very respected music store, which was about three years ago. The setup was done well, but I have always struggled with fret buzz on the A string when I dig in. The strings on the OM are of a higher gauge than most TC mandolins ship with, but the tech doing the work did the set up with these strings. I would say the action is on the higher side, but since I like to dig in, I requested that.
I am just wondering what my next steps should be to remedy the A string fret buzz? Would this potentially be a nut issue or should I be asking for a fret leveling?
To add to that, my Larrivee OM-03 has a very similar issue as well. The low E string buzzes but the rest of the strings are fine. I even have the action fairly high right now and it still does it. I am wondering if whatever I ask for with the OM, I should also get done to the Larrivee.
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