Having seen the Apollonio mandola that's just been auctioned gave me an idea. I've an old guitar that I've had for over 40 years that needs some work on it, so I'm thinking about turning it into an 8-string guitar/mandosomething. The head needs rebuilding anyway so no problem putting 8 tuners on, but I can't decide whether to use the existing bridge with a new saddle and anchor the strings by means of a trapeze tailpiece or put on a new bridge so that I can secure the strings through the body with bridge pins. I realise that there are totally different dynamics involved so any advice or comments would be much appreciated.