Great!!! Jon at My Favorite Guitars is a really great guy! I just know that he will look after you every step of the way. I have now bought a total of 18 instruments from him! :whistling: OK, "only"...
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Great!!! Jon at My Favorite Guitars is a really great guy! I just know that he will look after you every step of the way. I have now bought a total of 18 instruments from him! :whistling: OK, "only"...
Well.... Randy.... there's this little trio.... :)
http://www.rod-neep.com/rod/instruments/mandolin-weber-bridger-a-octave/weber-group-01.jpg
Yellowstone custom
Bridger A custom
Bridger A...
Soon!
Give me chance to learn to play it. :)
Must admit though, my fingertip calluses are in shreds from playing it today.
Rod
Well.... this is my first Octave Mandolin. I bought it to play some traditional English folk songs and tunes. Its a kind of "full circle" thing for me, because when I first started playing guitar in...
It arrived today.... and I am pretty speechless!
Wow!! I am already enjoying the deep growl of this thing!
More details and photographs in this other thread
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I would like to publicly thank the folks at Weber.... ALL OF THEM !!! for yet again coming up with a superb instrument. The attention to detail, workmanship and finish is second to none in my book....
Right! Well spotted.
Here's the direct comparison... from the Weber page on the left, and mine on the right.
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Yes... me too!!
But I had the benefit of reading what all you guys had to say before I opted for buying Weber instruments.
Kind of close....
But no... something that is major structurally...
Oh yes.... and I just noticed something substantially different from the standard Bridger A Octave.:disbelief:
The guys at Weber have been cheeky with me!
Can you see what it is?
(Forget the...
http://www.rod-neep.com/rod/instruments/mandolin-weber-bridger-a-octave/woct09.jpg
http://www.rod-neep.com/rod/instruments/mandolin-weber-bridger-a-octave/woct10.jpg
and completing my trio of...
http://www.rod-neep.com/rod/instruments/mandolin-weber-bridger-a-octave/woct04.jpg
http://www.rod-neep.com/rod/instruments/mandolin-weber-bridger-a-octave/woct05.jpg
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Arrived this morning.....
A Weber Bridger A Octave Mandolin
Custom "Desert Dawn" finish by Brett Byers.
http://www.rod-neep.com/rod/instruments/mandolin-weber-bridger-a-octave/woct00-rod.jpg
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Too late. :)
It is already at this moment on a plane somewhere over the Atlantic.
I just had a phone call from UPS.... and paid the VAT and duty in advance. It will be delivered Tuesday....
Well.... the third instrument of the "trio" is now on its way to me!
Phew..... its been a long wait, but I am sure that it will be worth it.:)
Like the other two, (The Bridger A and the...
Yeah Bob... but I spelled it differently ;)
That looks like yet another great Weber mandolin. Interesting selection of truss rod cover, which I think works really well as a contrast. I really like...
Just beautiful Nate.
I know your feelings very well indeed. :grin:
Cheers
Rod
Oh yes.... I like the look of that.... a LOT !!!!
Congratulations!!
Rod
Well, yes indeed. There IS a big difference in sound to an A mandolin.
But it is very pleasant indeed!
Rod
That means very little.
A) the strings could have been on there for a year or more in the store
B) the less expensive mandolins are often fitted with poor strings anyway, and it would be a good...
This is a different one, which has a main body of NINE strands of that 2mm round leather. Three sets of three thongs (each two brown and one black). I like this one better, as the main strap is just...
This is one of the straps I made from that 2mm ROUND leather.
The thin part has SIX thongs .... three pairs braided. The wider section has an additional three more thongs.
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A full house of Martin ukuleles....
The result of UAS !!
Style 0
Style 1-K (koa) & 1-M (mahogany)
Style 2-K (koa) & Style 2-M (mahogany)
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Reminds me of the case sticker that I made for my go-to ukulele... ;)
http://www.rod-neep.com/stickers/notaviolin2.jpg
Rod
Today I made her a new strap, using 2mm round leather cord of natural and black. I was aiming at a colour theme to match the instrument. It is finished with neatsfoot oil which softens it up nicely....
A lovely spring day, with temperatures in the upper 60s.
Spent the whole afternoon gardening.... and the early evening picking... outside the sun room.
Life is grand. :)
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