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    Sweet tailpiece!!! Can I get one of those? j....

    Sweet tailpiece!!! Can I get one of those?

    j.
    www.condino.com
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    Hi Michael. The photo is of the treble side...

    Hi Michael. The photo is of the treble side soundhole and c-bout for an upright bass. As long as we've all blown this completely off the mandolin track, here is another photo of it from the backside....
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    David: That looks great. Judging from it,...

    David:

    That looks great. Judging from it, Paul's advice to make a pattern off the real deal might be the best bet for you. Drawing up one is a manageable task. Once you get it down, talk with Tim...
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    The GAL D'Angelico plans are a great start. I'd...

    The GAL D'Angelico plans are a great start. I'd also reccommend getting the Benedetto archtop plans from Stew Mac and his book. The back issues of the Guild of American Luthiers journal, American...
  5. It sounds like you used solvent based colors for...

    It sounds like you used solvent based colors for the sunburst and then applied the French polish over it, causing the streaking. We've all been there; it seems to be one of the early lessons that...
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    I spent a bit of time over at Ted Davis' place...

    I spent a bit of time over at Ted Davis' place last month; he kept laughing and telling this one:

    A luthier won the lottery.
    When the news crew showed up and asked him what he would do now, his...
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    Doug: I don't have the direct link in front of...

    Doug:

    I don't have the direct link in front of me, but there is an 11 minute video on handrubbing a sunburst finish with water based colors over at www.finewoodworking.com that was done by some...
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    Paul: Great pictorial essay on the tuning...

    Paul:

    Great pictorial essay on the tuning machines. That mandolin is actually going to visit somone in your town in a couple of days. #PM me and I'll see if they can stop by for a visit with it.
    ...
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    Beyond the working qualities of the different...

    Beyond the working qualities of the different hide glues there are more subtle ones that have an effect on your work. I typically have the lighter colored rabbit hide glue, a weaker strength dark...
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    I had four sets of Grover's 18:1 guitar tuning...

    I had four sets of Grover's 18:1 guitar tuning machines all chronically fail on different instruments about two years ago. I used the same tools and the same method that I have used to mount...
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    Rabbit hide glue is typically very light in color...

    Rabbit hide glue is typically very light in color and very high gram strength, without the strong smell of the cow based darker glues.

    j.
    www.condino.com
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    Nobody ever calls asking me to play the guitar;...

    Nobody ever calls asking me to play the guitar; occaisionally someone calls about the mandolin; yet every week people that I have never met call looking for me to play the upright bass, regularly...
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    I've built a lot of mandolins using...

    I've built a lot of mandolins using non-traditional woods over the years; you can see a few on my website. If you look around a bit in the archives, you'll find mandolins made out of almost any...
  14. I started the day off with with a six mile uphill...

    I started the day off with with a six mile uphill bicycle crank to the "office" in downtown Asheville in near 90s heat, spent the morning carving red spruce, took a picking break over at another...
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    You can checkout the video at finewoodworking.com...

    You can checkout the video at finewoodworking.com on creating a sunburst finish with water based dyes for a visual primer if you are new to using them. It only covers their use on maple, but will get...
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    I've found that body mass has a significant...

    I've found that body mass has a significant effect on my mandolins. Whenever I get injured and have to back off on my heavy execise pattern and put on a few pounds, I just can't seem to get around a...
  17. I've got one of the shaped grey Weber A cases...

    I've got one of the shaped grey Weber A cases that I will part with for a very reasonable price-nothing even near half that price you quoted. PM me or call me at the shop and we can chat.

    j....
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    Your first build should be taken for what it is,...

    Your first build should be taken for what it is, a learning experience. Don't get too worked up about all of the details. Start building an understanding of the relationships between your eyes, the...
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    I've had a couple of ancient double basses in the...

    I've had a couple of ancient double basses in the shop that had two soundposts installed, one each right behind the foot of the bridge. The treble side is pretty standard, but the bass side were...
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    ALex: If you make it up the hill this weekend to...

    ALex:
    If you make it up the hill this weekend to Asheville, give me a call and we'll get it worked out for you.

    james
    www.condino.com
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    I'd stick with hide glue. j. www.condino.com

    I'd stick with hide glue.

    j.
    www.condino.com
  22. Thread: Cgdae?

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    There was an article in the fall issue of...

    There was an article in the fall issue of Mandolin Magazine that covers a lot of the ideas mentioned here- from the Loar ten string to design and construction challenges. It is a good primer for...
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    Bong vs. bonk? I'd have to redo my entire way of...

    Bong vs. bonk? I'd have to redo my entire way of building to use that method. For years I've been tuning the two tone #bars to "tick" and "tock".....

    j.
    www.condino.com
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    D'Angelico made at least one nice F5 copy in the...

    D'Angelico made at least one nice F5 copy in the 1930s. I believe there is a photo of it in the book Acquired of the Angels by Paul Schmidt.

    j.
    www.condino.com
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    Another way to get an accurate fretboard is to...

    Another way to get an accurate fretboard is to purchase a well made commercial one, and then use that as your master for making future ones by using it as the reference point for an indexing system....
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