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Neither... that is a pick holder. I have seen a few of those.

Here is a thread on that very topic.

But I don't think Tim Noble ever said it was signed by any one... I don't see any mention of label or signature in his post above. It could have been a converted A4, right?

You merely go to the Groups page and click the big black button at the top that says "Create Group". Then fill out the form.

Nice, Joe. I never heard of that wood. It sort of looks like koa. What is the sound like?

Wow, Allen. Now I have to come up there to see that one on my next visit. What is the fan fret range -- how do you actually ask that... I mean what are the two polar scales that the frets fan from....

Sort of reminds me of this valiha -- tube zither from Madagascar

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Lawrence Smart, for one (fan fret), Oliver Apitius, Paul Shippey, Bill Bussmann, and others.

I have both radiused (only a few of them) and flat fingerboards on my mandolins. I honestly don't prefer one over the other but I suppose if I were to commission a mandolin I would ask the maker to...

Well, I suppose he found info on the Cafe with a search. I highly doubt that the fretboard is rosewood from a pallet. Then again I would think they would be made from various hardwoods. No, the store...

I don't know if it is just the lighting but that fretboard looks pretty light for a rosewood. Compare to the six string. I would almost prefer it in ebony so it didn't stand out so much. If I was...

I have since sold my DeMeglio but I think I had Fisoma Consorts on it and it had a nice lively bright sound. The sound to the player is also interesting since it has slits in the sides that serve as...

Are you only interested in museums? What about private owners and dealers? This dealer has at least one Monzino guitar.

I bet this guy is a member of these forums. He built at least one other mandolin and has a video on Roman plectra.





There is a tool store near me that gives away pallets and I believe that...

That is the std design for the Portuguese guitarra with those Preston tuners. The biggest problem is that you need loops on both tends of each string. I think the mandolin version is rarer in general...

Are they all strung with the same strings and, if so, what strings are they?

I call it the KayKraft footstock :)

That is a wonderful sounding mandolin if that video is a reliable representation. From what I can tell it has the tones that I look for. Off the top of my head I would say that you came very close to...

Bill nailed it... Kay or KayKraft.

I found an old program from June of 1900 for his orchestra on a Brazilian auction site. It looks like standard mandolin orchestra pieces.

James: did you post pics of these BRW mandolins?I would love to see them.

Plamen: That is wonderful. I can hear the early choro sound. Where is this? Is this a museum?

Nice to hear the fruits of your labor (strange conceptual language, I know). I have to listen a few more times but I do like the cedar and redwood topped ones. I assume you picked the string set for...

As others have noted above, you pay your $50 and then you prob have to pay another $50-75 to set it up properly, so in a way, you might go for a more expensive mandolin from a reputable place that...