Looks nice Joey. Thanks for kind comments
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Looks nice Joey. Thanks for kind comments
Post a photos of those new tuners and headstock
Sharing a few photos of my latest mandolin build.
A Crystal Forest Army/Navy mandolin. Adirondack red spruce top, red-curly maple back sides and neck Ebony fingerboard and vine inlay. Body bound...
Old standard wood. Adirondacksprucr.com
I glad to know you are enjoying Penelope. Makes all those hours if building her worth while.☺️
Sounds really good. Good Job Joey
A new flat top nearing completion.
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I built one of these from the same plans. I've used it to build several instruments.
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The plans I am using show the head block depth of 2" which extends into the area where the popsicle brace would cross. I am going to add add an additional patch between the back of the head block and...
Update on the thickness sander. Seems to work great. Have done a rosewood back and sides for a dreadnought guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO-07n7Yg-k
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Looks like a nice machine. Where do you get your sandpaper rolls?
I made the roller out of MDF because thats what the plan suggested. Also the original designer used MDF and if it has worked for...
The drum is 22" wide. Big enough for guitar tops. I may add a laminate to the table if it starts to wear. Some people use 1/4" ply disks. If a person had a lathe you could turn the drum down out of...
A new addition to the luthier's workshop. I built a thickness sander to do my instrument top, backs and sides. I need to add the sandpaper to the roll and it will be ready to use. The "spindle" is...
Some photos of my latest mandolin project ready for some stain. This mandolin has an Adirondack red spruce top and maple back, sides and neck. 1 1/8" not width on an ebony fretboard and peghead...
I set up every instrument to the best playability. The neck angle I shoot for is 2° . I put Cumberland Acoustic bridges on most of my mandolins because people like them. Steve @ Cumberland makes them...
My latest F5 build completed a couple weeks ago (December 1, 2014).
This mandolin has an "old growth" California redwood top that started as a billet from mandolintonewood.com/. The back and sides...
Thought I would post a few photos of my recently completed F5 (in the white).
It features an "old Growth" California redwood top with maple back, sides and neck.
The fretboard is ebony with EVO...
Sharing a few photos of my latest flat top A/N project.
Crystal Forest #0614-023
California Redwood top, red-curly maple back sides and neck, Ebony peghead overlay with mother or pearl inlay....
Here is an online transcriber. Paste your lyrics with chords in and adjust.
http://tabtuner.com/new/
Below are a few photos of a couple different AN styles I have built with F-holes
rather than oval or round holes. The bracing on the F-holes is different than the ovals
so there is a difference in...
Here's another music video version:
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Photos of my latest F5 build. Crystal Forest #0114-021. This mandolin has an Adirondack red spruce top and maple back sides and neck. The back and top are CNC rough cut blanks from Dave Smith @ Smith...
My second F5 is coming along. I've been building Army/Navy style for a couple years.
Raw plates from Dave Smith @ Smith Creek Mandolins.
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If you visit an expensive mandolin shop like Ghrun Guitars and closely examine a selection of high dollar mandolins your going to fine a few flaws on almost every one if you look close enough. If you...
The cloud is the cover for the tailpiece. Look on ebay, you will find some that will work.