Wonderful news. Thanks for the update.
Type: Posts; User: Michael Richmond
Wonderful news. Thanks for the update.
I have placed orders for the copies on Alibris. A few weeks later the seller cancels the order but does not update their stock list. (Posting this experience to save others from the same cycle.)
Any plans for a re-print of this book?
I've been trying to buy a copy but have not found anywhere that has it available.
The link below is to an thread in which I describe a some details about a Harmony archtop mandocello conversion. The conversion was performed several years ago by a luther long before I acquired the...
Many conversions include slimming down the neck.
I purchased a converted archtop guitar a couple of years ago and fitted a new bridge to get it playable again. The original conversion slimmed down...
Are you looking for a microphone adapter, or an all-in-one microphone and digitizer?
For an all-in-one the Apogee MiC is a great product. I use an Apogee jam with 30 pin, USB, and lightning...
That is still a current Rickenbacker model: http://www.rickenbacker.com/model.asp?model=5002V58
Would be great to try out the VPicks on my newly finished mandocello project.
Any idea who the luthier was?
Looks like a nice rig.
On many mandolins the endpin can be used as a strap button. If your mandolin does not have an endpin then another option is to thread some leather lace around the tailpiece and tie the lace through...
That would be great Bernie.
Thanks for the pointer to your videos. I watched them a few times last year before I purchased my mandocello. Your conversions gave me some confidence that a guitar...
I think the finish on the body is original. Neck and headstock have been refinished, presumably when the veneer was applied. But the body finish is fairly thin and rough in patches. At some point...
The truss rod is original to the instrument. I doubt that it has been adjusted since the conversion because there isn't enough clearance to get a socket onto the adjustment nut. If the rod needs...
My Harmony mandocello conversion is now in playable condition.
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This instrument came to me as an unstrung body.
This instrument was originally a 1950's Harmony archtop. It was...
I've been wanting to try these.
Specifically, you are looking to avoid subjecting the instrument to large temperature changes. Large shifts in temperature can result in damage to the instrument in various ways (finish cracking,...
This is a thread from 2010 so prices may have changed. But the original poster mentions that he purchased from http://themandolinhut.com/
Their webpage appears to list the same package if you...
Yes.
With a medium string set you have on the order of 79 kg (~175 pounds) of total tension in the strings. This tension increases the friction along the mating thread surfaces.
De-tune the mandolin to reduce tension on the strings then you will be able to adjust the bridge height. If you adjust the bridge height with the mandolin tuned up it will be difficult and you risk...
Hmm, the only part of my short write-up where I checked a source and I get called on it. :) Wikipedia isn't a great source, but both the Mandolin and the Orville Gibson articles state that Mr Gibson...
To answer your terminology question briefly:
"Orville Gibson" is the name of the gentleman who founded "The Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co. Ltd." in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1902. This company over...
On a violin where there are no frets on the fingerboard the word "stop" is used to refer to placing your finger on the string and pressing the string to the fingerboard. This usage carries over to...
JustStrings also as a fairly wide range of mandola strings if you are looking for other product names. (NFI)
http://www.juststrings.com/mandola.html
Also consider ads with prices. The statement of an asking price doesn't necessarily mean that the seller will only sell for that price.
I have purchased one instrument through the classifieds. The...