In the late 1960's, I remember several of the bluegrass guitarists in the St. Louis, MO community installing a spring between the neck & tail blocks of their instruments. The springs were of the type...
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In the late 1960's, I remember several of the bluegrass guitarists in the St. Louis, MO community installing a spring between the neck & tail blocks of their instruments. The springs were of the type...
I have used Silica Gel SG40 Aluminum 40-Gram Desiccant Dehumidifiers in my accordion cases for many years. They are economical, re-chargeable, small enough to fit just about any instrument case and...
[QUOTE have seen quite a few of these with tops that sink due to lack of humidity[/QUOTE]
Are you saying that you've see quite a few Trillium instruments with "tops that sink"? That would be news...
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I suffered through several rounds of cortisone injections for my trigger finger issues. The injection...
https://www.stewmac.com/parts-and-hardware/strap-buttons/waverly-guitar-strap-button/
I believe the mandolin you're referring to is a 1918 Gibson 2-point F-2 that had previously belonged to Pete Colby.
Persimmon is one of my very favorite tonewoods!
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"that nyckelharpa looks rather cool. Is it your own design or did you copy an older instrument?"
Jim....it is a tenor nyckelharpa, inspired by the wonderful instruments that came out of the...
Other than the one tailpiece, no.....
I'm not making mandos these days, but I still have a shop full of tools where I build a few instruments for my own amusement.
That's great........I've been playing nyckelharpa for a number of years. I look forward to seeing your video.
Hi Chuck,
The original owner requested CGEG tuning and it was delivered strung .044"w/.030"w/.017"/.014". For more typical mandola CGDA tuning, I might suggest .044"w/.030"w/.020"w/.012".
The...
Hi Barry,
The K & K Twin Spot Internal works well.
https://kksound.com/products/twinspot.php#simple2
Someone will need to enlarge the endpin hole to accommodate the jack. Unless you have...
I would suggest using:
D'Addario EJ80 Octave Mandolin Strings (8 strings), Full Set
.012 - .022 - .032 - .046
Phosphor Bronze Wound
Cheers!
Bob Abrams
What a shame. I have four of their custom covers as well as several soft cases and have always been impressed with the work. Is there a comparable custom product from another company?
Does anyone know what's going on with the Colorado Case Company? Their website was up and running 2 weeks ago, but is now down and the phone number is out of service. I sent them a drawing for a...
Thank you Mary & David for your kind endorsements. My instrument production, however, has slowed down to a crawl over the last few years. I've been reluctant to accept the reality that I'm an old guy...
"The report of my death was an exaggeration"
Mark Twain
I've slowed down considerably, but I do still build a few instruments when asked to do so.
Many thanks,
Bob Abrams
Trillium Octave...
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It is quite possible to bend a cast Allen tailpiece to change the angle and/or correct a slight twist. A number of years ago I received several tailpieces from Randy that were somewhat twisted. I...
It looks to me like it might have been equipped with hardware of the sort used on this Weymann banjo mandolin
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Givson-8-String-Acoustic-Mandolin-Mandoline-Musical-Instrument-Music-/262185269991?hash=item3d0b75bae7:g:hi4AAOSwAYtWGpdN
A nice looking instrument....congratulations.
This is an oud-inspired fretless octave mandolin that I made a couple of years ago. I found that playing in tune was quite a challenge.....
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How about Jimmy Crowley?
http://www.jimmycrowley.com/about/
Inlays inspired by a Book of Kells female figure, Magnolia grandiflora and Trillium undulatum
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