Horray at last my Mandolin sounds like a Mandolin thanks to Keith Ferris of folkmob.
even the Cat noticed the differemce instead of fleeing in sheer terror at the sound of the mandolin he sat down and look up enquiringly at me has if to say ! MEOW THATS BETTER.

UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE WE FOUND THAT THE TUNING METHOD i WAS USEING WAS CORRECT,( Sorry to the Edjit in the shop I take aback calling you that,) and indeed the instument was not far out, The trouble was the Bridge was completely skee wiff and the line of the strings along the neck of the Mandolin was completely out of line.
PRACTICALLY HAS IT WAS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TUNE.

cONSIDERING THE CHAP IN THE SHOP TOLD me that the instument had been set up i again take abaxk calling him a Ejit and replace it with The Deciving Edjit in the shop.

Richard Bridge you were right a few threads back I quote.

Thats if they know how to do a set up?


now I can really go to it with the Mando0lin and pratish like mad.