Hello, everyone. I was wondering if anyone here has tried using Kauri wood in an instrument. If so, how did that work out for you? Did you use it for the soundboard or the back plate?
I know that...
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Hello, everyone. I was wondering if anyone here has tried using Kauri wood in an instrument. If so, how did that work out for you? Did you use it for the soundboard or the back plate?
I know that...
Looks like it's going to be a beauty! Please keep us in the loop!
That mandola looks amazing. I love these types of projects where a ruined instrument is made playable again. Thanks for the documentation. I'm also looking forward to some sound clips. :)
Testore,
Thanks for the advice. The back needs a new French polish due to the repair work.
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I was thinking of the clamping idea along with the use of some of those huge (3 ft) rubber...
Thanks for all your guidance, fellas. I really do appreciate learning what you all have to share. I've shaped a new pick guard out of the tortoloid. I found the tortoloid very easy to work with - I...
Mick - Yes, it's a Harwood and it's got the circular "Harwood New York" stamp on the back of the head as well as the fretboard marker. It's been really neat to learn about this company over the...
I'm all business. :) Actually, I got the tortoloid as an anniversary gift a few weeks ago.
Agreed. I've already got the tortoloid and I just traced the pick guard pattern during my lunch break. :)
Absolutely. I'm just debating the finish. :)
Thanks for the input, guys. Your points make a lot of sense. To answer your questions:
1) I don't think this mando will be worth a whole lot after the repairs are complete - maybe $150? It's a...
I've got a mandolinetto that was pretty much totalled (cracked/detached front and back, missing braces, etc.). I had to remove the old pick guard because it was cracked and falling off. I've got a...
Beautiful work, Yaron! Thanks for sharing and keep at it!
Nice work! I love the brown finish, too.
Thank you very much, Benny. I'll see if I can get a 12" x 17" x 1" slab.
What size wood block would I need to carve an H5-style mandola back? I know a wood worker who has offered to set aside some absolutely beautiful curly maple for me and I need the dimensions for the...
Absolutely stellar!
Amazing work, my Brother! Very inspirational - keep 'em coming!
Awesome - thanks a lot, Jamie!
Yes, it does set up very, very fast. That is another good argument for hide glue or Titebond. I guess I got lucky. If someone were dead set on using CA, I can imagine that using a pencil to draw a...
When I go into "My Profile" I can edit a variety of information but I cannot edit my signature. I want to delete the reference to a myspace page that no longer exists (or if it exists, that URL is...
I can't thank you guys enough for the excellent discussion here. If I had a pot of hide glue going, I would have used hide glue for the nut. For the sake of expediency, I wound up going with the...
Great info, as always - thanks guys! I'll post some more pics soon.
Howdy, folks. I'm doing an all-hideglue restoration job on an old mandolinetto. Would it be a bad idea to use hide glue for the nut? Any advice would be much appreciated.
Also, what gauge string...
I'm extremely impressed!
Thanks for the info and pick guard discussion, guys. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge!