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Today,
7:33am
Bernie Daniel
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Will someone explain radiused fingerboards to me?
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Builders and Repair
Could you expand on that? I sanded a 9" radius on the fretboard of my latest mandocello project (1.5" wide at nut -- tapering to 2.0" at fret 20...
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Today,
12:24am
Bernie Daniel
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Tone Difference Solid Top vs. Laminated Top
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To that point, I bought an inexpensive albeit well-made Japanese Arianna dreadnought in 1971 (a Martin D-28 knock off) to carry around with me in...
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Today,
12:05am
Bernie Daniel
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New Baby (OM)
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What is the distance from the bottom of the string to the fret board on the G and E courses? On mandocello I find about 0.05 - 0.06" (A-course)...
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Yesterday,
6:55pm
Steve-o
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David, Hey, thanks for all the sound clips. I especially liked how you spliced together the Jerusalem Ridge comparisons. The Jacobsons are...
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Yesterday,
6:24am
Bernie Daniel
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Scott gets a fern!
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I'm happy for you Alan but that is a pretty enigmatic post. What happened? :)
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Yesterday,
5:40am
Bernie Daniel
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Tone Difference Solid Top vs. Laminated Top
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Good point, everyone is a genius when they've been given the right answer! LOL
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May-19-2013,
10:31pm
Bill Snyder
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A little help?
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The Bell Brand is just the brand of the tailpiece. Many instruments used Bell Brand tailpieces many decades ago. My guess as to when it was built is...
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May-19-2013,
10:22pm
Steve-o
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Goderich Celtic College - Anyone attend?
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Bruce, Hope you enjoy it. I may punt until next year.
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May-19-2013,
6:04pm
Bernie Daniel
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It sure DOES look like what Johnny Cash would have if he DID play electric though! :) What about all the Highwaymen stuff with Krisofferson,...
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May-19-2013,
5:56pm
Bernie Daniel
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AllParts 10-string tuners
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But it could probably be a monster for Celtic I suppose -- I'd sure like to see someone picking on one of those....
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May-19-2013,
3:00pm
Bernie Daniel
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Tone Difference Solid Top vs. Laminated Top
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The solid top sounds brighter to me.
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May-19-2013,
11:13am
Keith Newell
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What does this mean?........3-ply bindings on top?..........
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Looking for information about mandolins
Binding won't effect sound but the triple binding in the pics is harder to do so thus you tend to pay more on an instrument that has it. Keith
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May-19-2013,
8:21am
Bernie Daniel
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AllParts 10-string tuners
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Amazing looking fretboard, nut and bridge! So what exactly is the main advantage to fan frets -- is is strictly control of intonation? I just can't...
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May-19-2013,
7:49am
Bernie Daniel
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New Baby (OM)
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Yes really amazing about those tuners -- they almost look Waverly quality and 1:24? Pretty amazing find I'd say! And the spacing is also...
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May-18-2013,
5:43pm
Bernie Daniel
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New Baby (OM)
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I am shocked to hear this!! Can't be! :) Seriously wonderful job! Doesn't it feel special to look at an play your "own creation" (with in...
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May-18-2013,
4:02pm
Bernie Daniel
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Plywood repair... no really!
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With Canadian bacon you can lick off the squeeze out -- it does not work as well with superglue.
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31 replies | 1036 view(s)
May-18-2013,
3:59pm
Bernie Daniel
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Gibson K2 Mandocello Pick Guard & Bracket
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Congratulations on the great instrument. Having had several K-1's and a K-2 I know you'll really enjoy the booming sound. If you have never...
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2 replies | 167 view(s)
May-18-2013,
3:23pm
Steve-o
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Ponies in the Forest - Gilchrist M3 and Smart Dreadnought
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I finally got around to listening to this. Nice playing Chip. Love the photo too.
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May-17-2013,
10:11pm
Bigtuna
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Band name needed.... SOON!
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Cumberland Dew. A tribute to that good old mountain dew, not the yellow stuff!
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May-17-2013,
9:26pm
Skip Kelley
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Silverangel cedar topped
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1830 cedar from a telephone pole?! :) Ken, you win the reward for recycling and reclaimed wood! :) That tailpiece is really cool and looks prefect...
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8 replies | 532 view(s)
May-17-2013,
8:09pm
Bernie Daniel
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Plywood repair... no really!
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Builders and Repair
I fixed a plywood top guitar (1970 Japanese dread.) with a bridge failure that way. It was a fresh break so nothing to clean out. I clamped the...
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31 replies | 1036 view(s)
May-17-2013,
11:21am
Skip Kelley
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A palindrome, of sorts.
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John, those are beautiful! Two fine examples of your usual perfect work!!
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14 replies | 498 view(s)
May-17-2013,
9:09am
Skip Kelley
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Silverangel cedar topped
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Post a picture of your mandolin
Ken, that mandolin looks awesome! It really looks old! Nice job!
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8 replies | 532 view(s)
May-16-2013,
11:43pm
Bill Snyder
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Building Scrap wood one instrument at a time!
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Builders and Repair
I don't know about that. Jonathan Mann has been building neck through acoustics as well as electrics for several years now.
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10 replies | 506 view(s)
May-16-2013,
7:28pm
Bernie Daniel
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Did Lloyd Loar sign anything but the F5s?
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Certainly one could get more chicks with an F-5 than a 325i?
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May-16-2013,
11:16am
Bernie Daniel
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Building Scrap wood one instrument at a time!
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Builders and Repair
How big of a piece are you looking for? I think I have several hard maple boards around here that I could cut a piece off for you -- the answer to...
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10 replies | 506 view(s)
May-16-2013,
8:37am
Bernie Daniel
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Building Scrap wood one instrument at a time!
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Builders and Repair
I recall the pallet guitar but that was oak -- this guy seems to be finding pallets made of more like traditional tone woods? Is the store that...
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10 replies | 506 view(s)
May-16-2013,
7:55am
Bernie Daniel
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Building Scrap wood one instrument at a time!
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This guy's YT channel is really fun to view -- he makes all kinds of instruments from scrap --- he finally got around to making a mandolin... ...
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10 replies | 506 view(s)
May-15-2013,
7:34pm
Bernie Daniel
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Please compare two post-Loar Era Ferns
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General Mandolin Discussions
Good idea and while you are there you could have some fish and chips along with a pint or two. Yum.
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14 replies | 855 view(s)
May-15-2013,
7:24pm
Bernie Daniel
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Very Very affordable Mandocello Alert!
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CBOM
Cool! Congratulations!
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