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Went on March 10th in Boise. Photo Mike holding my #7 Octave Mandolin, owner in the background69600

MY 5th Mandolin I used for about 1 year then sold it, but my 9th was/is the best playing and sounding to date, wish I would have kept it, but it was pre-sold. Don't even know where it's at now.
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If memory serves correct, I think it is 20.86"

#7 with owner and Mike Marshall (NICE QUILT)69546

Checking out my #7 Octave mandolin yonkle69545

Hi this is JOhn; I started to build after the fire, but got some health issues, I had to go to Vegas for surgery, still not feeling too hot. I plan on building again, it's just on hold for the time...

I have always been afraid to add up the hours. I may go postal when I realilize that I am working for $.78 cents per hour! Really I did log every hour on a A5 I built, this was 7 years ago and I had...

Thanks Gary, That worked! Jd

I have always got celluloid binding and tailpieces from Bill James website. It was called "Axiom". Now I can find it? Is Bill no longer selling binding?
I need to order some and I don't like the...

Thanks for the kind words Rob and thanks for fixing the name issue. LOL Glad you are happy, Thanks John. PS: I had a personal liking to that mandolin too, it has a great tone, but it is a different...

Rob asked me to post some photos fo this A5 #13. Anyway here are a few photos. Before shipping this I changed out the hardware to Shaller Nickle tuners and Nickle tailpiece. Looks better in nickle,...

Mine come out looking that way without trying to distress them! lol

I think anytime you have to turn the thumbwheels all the way or most of the way up, you are going to get a lean. The neck is probably too steep of a angle that why the bridge needs to be so high. As...

I have hand rubbed my sunburst finish on every mandolin I have ever made. I don't know any other way, seems like spraying would be difficult unless you are just spraying to blend one color to the...

I was going to reply, but decided this question is totally.......... well they say there is no such thing as a stupid question, but on the other hand...... ?? !!

Hi All: As some of you know my house and shop burnt down to nothing last summer, so I lost everything. Many people from the cafe donated items to help me out, and I am grateful to all. I got a few...

quote: "screw Mac'" Now thats funny! I could add to this but I think you are supposed to keep your opinions to 3rd party sources to yourself. But you have nailed a good name there, lets talk about...

If you are just fitting '1' bridge, i'd do it just as Mr. Ellis shows in his photo.
If you are going to be doing several, then i'd make a little jig like the ones shown here. It just gives you a...

Let it distress naturally. When they are built to look distressed, personally I think that gives it a phony look anyway. I never understood why someone wants a perfectly good looking instrument to...

Hey Jonas: If it is not too late can you post a pic. of the neck joint? I'd like to see how your neck fits to the body, I like how you have the extention all in one piece, interesting. Thanks John

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I have just sat the body on my bandsaw and took it off. You have to be careful doing it this way not to hit the sides, but it works fast and clean. If you are binding the body your router will take...

That flame on the back is as good as it gets! Lovely! jd

What a beauty! Stunning back! Pickguard is "over the top" Great work. I really like the scroll too, it is raised higher on the top half than most, gives it a grand look! JD

Jamie's Mandolins rule! Period.