Stradolin

[Peter LaMorte]

Had this mandolin for twenty five years and always wanted to fix it up. So a couple days ago I fixed a couple of cracks, re glue the top to the rim, gave it a re-fret job and here you have it. Strange thing is I sat across from mandolin players looking at them with that "weird" instrument in their hands. After fixing this up and playing it for a week, I'm completely enchanted with the mandolin. It's got some strange hold over me, I can't put it down. Here is a photo my the guitar I built, I'm working on getting a mandolin build going.
Peter
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/Psl53/Mando/StradoLin005.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/Psl53/Mando/StradoLin011.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/Psl53/Mando/MandoCoco002Small.jpg

[Peter LaMorte]

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/Psl53/Guitar/Justaboutfinished015.jpg
Here's the guitar.
Peter

[Bill Snyder]

I like the guitar. What plan did you use for it?

[Peter LaMorte]

Bill,
Actually, it was a Kit from John Hall at Blue Creek Guitars.
Thanks
Peter

[grassrootphilosopher]

Yessir, have fun with it. Ive got one like it. I believe these are from the thirties. Mine sounds very fine also. On a festival I sat jamming by my tent with a couple of buddies and we were giving some tunes a good whipping. Some internationally known mandolin picker walked over from way over the other end of the campground (soccer field) and commented on the Strad-O-Lin that it sounded just like an F mandolin. I´ve had numerous people remark on the very nice sound quality of the mandolin. Sounds really vintage and really good not only to my ears. It records pretty well also. I´d never give it away. Here it is (unfortunately there´s no better photo on my computer):

[grassrootphilosopher]

Looking at your post title, I found out that I misspelled the mandolin brand. Yes, I pick a Srad-O-Lin too. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[MML]

Nice Strad. I have found that the early ones with that style of segmented f holes are awesome. I believe the later ones went to the round hole segment style instead of what looks like a comma '

[Peter LaMorte]

Olaf,
Too funny I hadn't realized that the spelling was wrong. That's not the first spelling error I've made today #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Peter
PS I heard the srad guy made some pretty nice violins

[JEStanek]

I edited the title of the thread to Stradolin to aid in searches for later on.

Jamie

[MikeEdgerton]

Nice Strad. I have found that the early ones with that style of segmented f holes are awesome. I believe the later ones went to the round hole segment style instead of what looks like a comma '
From what I've seen that might not be a way to distinguish them. I've seen early ones with round holes.

[grassrootphilosopher]

Peter,
your ps is absolutely correct. I found that that srad guy was also building electric instruments. Vintage ones fetch a ton of money. That fella must have access to some potent powers since he´s been around for centuries. :cool: http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[gemini1]

US Strad ... Does anyone have information on a "US STRAD" brand of Stradolin? I am told this is a 1950's
Stradolin, but I have never seen this US STRAD marking before. Thanks

[gemini1]

Here's the back view of the US Strad

I was told the following: U.S. Strad was a brand name used by New-York based Strad-O-Lin Company, operated by Hominic Brothers ...this is a vintage 1950's 'A' style mandolin, 13 1/2" long and 10 1/2" wide, solid spruce top, maple back and sides

[Bill Snyder]

I am going to state the obvious but the 13 1/2" length must be refering to the body and not the overall length. It does however appear to have an extremely short neck.

[MikeEdgerton]

The Hominick thing has never been proven. US Strad was the last name I've seen on Strad-O-Lin genre mandolins. They may have been from later than the 50's.

[MikeEdgerton]

I've always been under the impression that the name changed much later than the 40's. I may have some documentation on it, I'll have to look.

[delsbrother]

That's a really attractive mandolin! Is there any "figure" in the back (real or not)?