WOW, that wood is gorgeous, I can't wait to see it finished.
WOW, that wood is gorgeous, I can't wait to see it finished.
2016 Eastman MD515-CS
Max and Lauri do great work. The beauty mark may well be chiseled away given the position, and I really like the registration of the quilt and balance across the join. The contrasting wood is really nice too, but the assymetry of it in the current join doesn't make sense to my eye.
Personal preference, and you should pick the one you like.
2010 Heiden A5, 2020 Pomeroy oval A, 2013 Kentucky KM1000 F5, 2012 Girouard A Mandola w ff holes, 2001 Old Wave A oval octave
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Last edited by Don Grieser; Feb-08-2017 at 7:43pm.
2010 Heiden A5, 2020 Pomeroy oval A, 2013 Kentucky KM1000 F5, 2012 Girouard A Mandola w ff holes, 2001 Old Wave A oval octave
http://HillbillyChamberMusic.bandcamp.com
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@hillbillychambermusic
Look forward to seeing this when it's done!
Shaun Garrity
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I've got a Heiden A5 and a Passernig F5. A Girouard mandola and soon this Girouard oval. Also an Old Wave A body oval octave.
So this oval hole will be the last one unless I get a mandocello again, but I can't hardly play those beasts. Not an outrageous number of mando things.
2010 Heiden A5, 2020 Pomeroy oval A, 2013 Kentucky KM1000 F5, 2012 Girouard A Mandola w ff holes, 2001 Old Wave A oval octave
http://HillbillyChamberMusic.bandcamp.com
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@hillbillychambermusic
Orcas Island Tonewoods
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"Mangler Of Bluegrass"
"Overhead At Darrington"
"Electric Mandolin Graffiti"
Last edited by Don Grieser; Feb-16-2017 at 9:45pm.
2010 Heiden A5, 2020 Pomeroy oval A, 2013 Kentucky KM1000 F5, 2012 Girouard A Mandola w ff holes, 2001 Old Wave A oval octave
http://HillbillyChamberMusic.bandcamp.com
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@hillbillychambermusic
Absolutely beautiful... period
aka: Spencer
Silverangel Econo A #429
Soliver #001 Hand Crafted Pancake
Soliver Hand Crafted Mandolins and Mandolin Armrests
Armrests Here -- Mandolins Here
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to lose sight of the shore, ...and also a boat with no holes in it.” -anonymous
My keyboard is rusting from all the drool since you started this thread. How much longer?????
OK, Al, throw a tarp over your keyboard. Here's the latest update from Max. The back is looking mighty fine and it's strung up in the white and has the Max seal of approval tone-wise. That's good enough for me.
I went with no fretboard dots (dots on the side only), going to have a bit of orange on the top to go with that bog red cedar from Spruce, and a bit of amber on the back and sides. Bound in walnut with a black line to separate it all. Max thought the walnut would match the dark tones on the back. How could I refuse that?
Hope I can play it more than look at it. So elegant....
2010 Heiden A5, 2020 Pomeroy oval A, 2013 Kentucky KM1000 F5, 2012 Girouard A Mandola w ff holes, 2001 Old Wave A oval octave
http://HillbillyChamberMusic.bandcamp.com
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@hillbillychambermusic
Don,that is looking fine indeed! I am with you on the 'no dots' on the fingerboard, I like the no frills -clean look. Can't wait to hear it .
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
2010 Heiden A5, 2020 Pomeroy oval A, 2013 Kentucky KM1000 F5, 2012 Girouard A Mandola w ff holes, 2001 Old Wave A oval octave
http://HillbillyChamberMusic.bandcamp.com
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@hillbillychambermusic
2010 Heiden A5, 2020 Pomeroy oval A, 2013 Kentucky KM1000 F5, 2012 Girouard A Mandola w ff holes, 2001 Old Wave A oval octave
http://HillbillyChamberMusic.bandcamp.com
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@hillbillychambermusic
What a looker!
Craig Mandola
Mann SEM-5
Don, that looks fantastic! I was in touch with Max and he was telling me about their Lyon and Healy line they are developing. Very cool.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Enjoy it!
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
It's here and it's spectacular. Pics don't do it justice, especially the back wood. At certain angles the 3D effect looks 3 inches deep or more. I've never seen anything like it.
The top is the last of the bog cedar from Spruce, and I'm so happy to have this mando and a mandola from this wood. Max really gets the best from this cedar and he knocked it out of the park tone-wise. Bound in walnut with an ebony black line to set it off.
The other thing Max did was make the most amazing slim shallow neck for it. I've had some left hand issues and just can't play the average neck without causing myself problems. This neck is a dream.
Lauri's finish on it really sets it off. It's just the coolest mando. I know some people prefer the short neck oval sound, but this mando pleases my ears and that's all the matters.
I really like clear, defined notes with no mud/tubby stuff in it. This thing has it in spades. Here's a video of Bright Days (my days with this mando) by Norman Blake so you can hear it. Recorded with a Kodak Zi8 video camera using the internal mic. The only processing was normalizing.
Last edited by Don Grieser; Mar-25-2017 at 1:56pm.
2010 Heiden A5, 2020 Pomeroy oval A, 2013 Kentucky KM1000 F5, 2012 Girouard A Mandola w ff holes, 2001 Old Wave A oval octave
http://HillbillyChamberMusic.bandcamp.com
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@hillbillychambermusic
Congrats, Don. Wonderful playing as always.
That's a dandy, Don! Thanks for sharing and enjoy.
Don, you done Norman proud and the Girouard sounds fantastic!
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