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    Man that tortoise binding is beautiful with that color WOW!!!

    Weber has really cranked it up and they are really coming out with there best mandolins right now just like Gibson.

    I still like my Gibsons but I really think Weber has surpassed Gibson in the fit and finish department. Really beautiful work they are doing now!

    AND ... you get a free Wood Nymph string silencer ... doesn't get any better than that!

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    Congrats, Rod. Your's is very similar to mine. My Scarlet Fire color is just a little redder and darker than the Desert Dawn. I did have a small problem with mine on delivery. I was doing a little setup work on mine when I discovered that it was delivered with the bridge screwed up all the way. A Weber dealer I was showing it to said that wasn't the first time they had seen that particular setup flaw. You might have the Florida dealer take a look at that before they send it across the pond. Weber makes different bridge base thicknesses, and should have used a thicker one for ideal adjustability. Weber agreed to fit a taller bridge for no charge. I'm out of the country for an extended stay now, so I just dropped it off in Logan, and they're storing it for me. I got to meet Bruce, John and Tony, and hang around there a little bit. Great folks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by man dough nollij View Post
    You might have the Florida dealer take a look at that before they send it across the pond.
    Too late.
    It is already at this moment on a plane somewhere over the Atlantic.

    I just had a phone call from UPS.... and paid the VAT and duty in advance. It will be delivered Tuesday. (Actually had an interesting conversation with the UPS guy, who worked in the same office with my father, until he died, back in 1978).

    Anyway... I am sure that the setup will be fine on the Octave.

    Rod

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    That is abeautiful piece of wood Rod, any chance you could stick a video of you playing it up on youtube to get a sense of its sound. Deep envy on this side of our island.

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    Infinite moments within nine or ten minutes.
    A talent for trivializin' the momentous and complicatin' the obvious.

    The entire staff
    funny....

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    Default Arrival - and Photos - Weber Octave

    Arrived this morning.....

    A Weber Bridger A Octave Mandolin
    Custom "Desert Dawn" finish by Brett Byers.



    and against a Weber Bridger A mandolin for size comparison.









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    and completing my trio of Weber mandolins...


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    Lovely! Congrtulations and enjoy it!

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    Oh yes.... and I just noticed something substantially different from the standard Bridger A Octave.

    The guys at Weber have been cheeky with me!

    Can you see what it is?
    (Forget the colour and the wood nymph)

    This is the Bridger octave as pictured on the Weber web pages



    Rod
    Last edited by Rod_Neep; Aug-18-2009 at 10:02am.

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    Congratulations Rod. She's a true beauty! The first octave mandolin I ever played was a Weber Bridger A. That was over 10 years ago and I have been sold on Weber ever since. I guess you could say I was spoiled at the very beginning.

    Difference? Hmmm... extra fret marker? Satin headstock veneer? I know that's something they are doing standard on all their instruments these days. My Bighorn went back to Weber for some work and they refinished the headstock in satin for me. It looks great!
    Last edited by Gerry Cassidy; Aug-18-2009 at 10:11am.

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    Quote Originally Posted by arcopizz View Post
    Congratulations Rod. She's a true beauty! The first octave mandolin I ever played was a Weber Bridger A. That was over 10 years ago and I have been sold on Weber ever since. I guess you could say I was spoiled at the very beginning.
    Yes... me too!!
    But I had the benefit of reading what all you guys had to say before I opted for buying Weber instruments.

    Difference? Hmmm... extra fret marker?
    Kind of close....
    But no... something that is major structurally different!

    Rod

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    Is the neck longer on your one? Looks like the 12th fret markers on yours aren't as near to where the neck joins the body as on the stock photo one you posted... maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me.

    Rod, congratulations and enjoy - what a gorgeous instrument. I particularly liked the family shot - you are a very fortunate man indeed!

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    Yes, I can see that the neck joins at a different fret, but I think the pictures on their website are the same for each model version, i.e. They use the Bridger A mandolin pic's for examples of the Bridger mandola, OM, Cello, etc.

    You can see where the pic on the website matches up with your Bridger A mandolin.

    Tony, or someone from Weber could confirm this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jill McAuley View Post
    Is the neck longer on your one? Looks like the 12th fret markers on yours aren't as near to where the neck joins the body as on the stock photo one you posted... maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me.
    Jill
    Right! Well spotted.

    Here's the direct comparison... from the Weber page on the left, and mine on the right.



    15 frets to the body, longer fingerboard with more frets (25 frets - 2 octaves +1 !!), and the soundhole further south

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    Who needs "Where's Waldo" when we've got "spot the difference" with octave mandolins instead!

    Cheers,
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    Good eyes. Sorry for any confusion and I hope to clear it up. The picture on the website is of an octave with a shorter scale length (20") and Rod's octave is our standard 22" scale length. Kudos to all that have noticed it. We had to put a picture up on the site and unfortunately the only standard bridger A octave pic that we had laying around was a short scale.

    Rod, congrats on receiving your octave, all the instruments look great together... "the mandolin family portrait"
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    I would like to publicly thank the folks at Weber.... ALL OF THEM !!! for yet again coming up with a superb instrument. The attention to detail, workmanship and finish is second to none in my book. You are people who really care about making fine instruments, and it shows. Thank you!

    Thanks also go to Jon Garon at My Favourite Guitars for the excellent way that he has handled this, and the other mandolins, ukuleles and guitars for me. Nothing is too much trouble for Jon, and he ensures that I have been 100% satisfied and happy with everything, even though I am several thousand miles away in England.

    Rod

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    What a BEAUTIFUL Instrument!Wishing you good health and MANY YEARS of enjoyment with it!!

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    Beautiful instrument, congratulations! What a handsome family of Webers you have!

    Fliss

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    Nice one Rod !!!! As far as Bills Roanoke intro, nice ain't it ? He was a showman and back then he was in his prime.

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    Rod;

    She is indeed a beaut !!!!! Your photos represent the best look at the "Desert Dawn" finish..........Sound Clips Please !!!!!
    One day I'll stop all this crazy buyin', practicin', and playin'........course I'll be dead.......

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    Quote Originally Posted by kirksdad View Post
    Rod;

    Sound Clips Please !!!!!
    Soon!
    Give me chance to learn to play it.

    Must admit though, my fingertip calluses are in shreds from playing it today.

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    Wow! The Folks in Logan are doing some outstanding work. What a beautiful instrument(s). Have fun!

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    I'm getting ready to do a custom order from them there Weber boys. So many choices !!!! Love that Desert Dawn, Scarlet Fire, and the Antique Vintage Burst. Pretty sure it will be a Yellowstone........
    One day I'll stop all this crazy buyin', practicin', and playin'........course I'll be dead.......

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