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For me it is more about the pick hand. I find that the radius is easier to pick. Besides it looks nicer. To me anyway. :)

I usually start with a bone from the butcher shop. I let the dog chew on it for a few days and, if I'm lucky and she doesn't bury it, I take it back and boil it in water for a couple hours to whiten...

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T:Pelagias Song
C:
N:Edited by James Baker
L:1/8
Q:240
M:6/4
K:G
z6 D2 B2 A2 | c6 D2 c2 B2 | d6 d2 e2 g2 | \
M:4/4

Fine looking instrument. What is the scale length?

It is simply a status symbol.

I just went to the website and it worked o.k. for


http://www.frettedfriendsmusic.com/page3.htm.

I had one in similar condition. I removed the top, replaced the bracing and added lining as it had none. I also repaired a split between two staves by adding a sliver of new wood. The split was quite...

I use titebond for everything now. When I started out I used hide glue on tops, backs, and braces but found it unforgiving. I really hoped it would improve sound because it sets so hard. As it turns...

Thanks Martin. And I will get around to doing a sound clip soon. All I have to record on is a Playbook right now. Not sure the sound would record well. It is sounding better the more I play it. :)

Kieth, you start with the yellow stain and then apply the darker stain. Do you sand between. Do you let it dry between? Thanks

Thanks guys. I was impressed with the Fine woodworking video as it best suits my task. Although I don't plan to do a sunburst I do like the concept of using black first to accent the figure, sanding...

I am thinking about staining my latest build. The back, sides and neck are maple and I'd like to accent the nice grain patterns. On my last build I used diluted die stain and, although it turned out...

Bolts work great but they do add mass.

I repaired one bowlback which had a separate neck block. The joint was a large dowel.:(

Here is a better picture.
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Thanks actually I had started the build last winter. I had a few pieces roughed out including the neck and tail blocks, back and neck. I had also made a form and built a dovetail jig. I expect...

I took the notion to string it up tonight and see how it sounds. The action is a bit high so I'll need to trip down the bridge a bit. The volume seems reasonably good and there seems to be good...

Here are a couple versions in abc.

X:1
T:Garry Owen
C:
N:TablEdited by Michael P Herlihy
L:1/8
Q:364
M:6/8
K:C

This from Numachi.

% Generated more or less automatically by swtoabc by Erich Rickheit KSC
X:1
T:Fear A'Bhata
M:3/4
L:1/2
K:A
F/2| F G/2| A3/2| A e/2| c/2- B/2 A/2| G3/2| B B/2| c F/2|...

I built a campfire kit. It sounds vastly different from a bowlback. It has more volume and a deeper tone. I have two bowlbacks. There is no doubt that a carved top mandolin should have even better...

Here is the bridge after adding the radius and compensation.

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Yesterday I roughed out the nut and bridge. I got the nut glued on and just have to cut the string grooves. The bridge is fitted to the top but I have to add the radius to match the fingerboard.
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Glued on the finger board this morning. I use cauls to distribute the clamping force and protect the neck.

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I made my own router fixture. The router is mounted under the fixture. It's adjustable for depth and height. I use "L" shaped supports that I move around the instrument body as needed....

Here are a couple images of my fret press.

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