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From tonygo on 9/13/2025 5:51:20 AM

Just re'cd one and put a new head on it. I find it to be a little bright for my taste at 90 on the drum dial. I don't have the ear to tap tune and am wondering what drum dial tension might be generally agreed on. Do any of you go below 88?

Also, is the Troubadour to heavy to hang on a wall? Will the weight stress the headstock or pull on the neck dangerously from below?

2 Comments
	LSRock81 says: 9/13/2025 7:26:40 AM I'd go to about 88 or maybe 85
	Jed 1-4-5 says: 9/24/2025 4:48:34 PM I like mine to scream. 89/90 all around.
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