Mandolins in progress

**Dan Voight** · Jul-11-2012, 12:18am

An I thought so. All of these are spoken for.

**Dobe** · Jul-11-2012, 1:05am

Finally got off my butt & made some progress on the next build. Full blown sister to the last Walnut mando I built a few years back (other than a few details). Koa bound instead of Maple; yada,yada,....: I'll keep ya posted !

**Dan Voight** · Jul-11-2012, 8:31pm

getting closer

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**Doug Edwards** · Jul-11-2012, 9:06pm

Nice going there Dan. I work real hard at getting an hour or two a week on mine. I have three I started in March, not very far along.

**Tim W** · Jul-11-2012, 9:07pm

Originally Posted by Dan Voight

Just finished this F peghead binding

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I really appreciate the attention to detail you have always shown in particular the tightness of your scrolls, I prefer that narrow gap you seem to favor.

**Dan Voight** · Jul-11-2012, 10:04pm

Doug: Thanks. I hear you. This is the first time in my life where I have been able to split my time between building and playing. Needless to say, I love it.

Tim: The narrow gap is a different look than the ferns where the peg head design seems to widen up there. I cant decide which look I prefer. I'll probably settle in a middle ground

**Max Girouard** · Jul-12-2012, 3:04pm

A few action shots of Lauri in the hood. Quilted maple with a redwood black top and koa wood binding.

**oldwave maker** · Jul-12-2012, 8:57pm

Holy quilt Max!
I'd have given this one 2 thumbs up but I was holding the camera......

**JEStanek** · Jul-12-2012, 9:02pm

Holy cow, Bill. Make it three thumbs up. Both of mine are up for that one.

Jamie

**hank** · Jul-12-2012, 9:33pm

No doubt about it, this is a golden thread of dreams. If you build it they will come.

**Tavy** · Jul-13-2012, 3:33am

Holy quilt max - do you play that thing or just stare and drool ???

**OldGus** · Jul-13-2012, 9:03am

Originally Posted by Max Girouard

A few action shots of Lauri in the hood. Quilted maple with a redwood black top and koa wood binding.

Get it!

**StevenS** · Jul-13-2012, 5:36pm

Amazing figure and a fine neck . . . even Audrey Hepburn would be jealous . . .

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Steve

**pickngrin** · Jul-13-2012, 6:41pm

Originally Posted by StevenS

Amazing figure and a fine neck . . . even Audrey Hepburn would be jealous . . .

Steve

Yowza!! Just gorgeous! Love the quilted overlay on the back of the peghead.

**Skip Kelley** · Jul-14-2012, 7:54pm

Steve, Those quilts are awesome! Nice work!!

**StevenS** · Jul-15-2012, 10:48am

Next up for finishing - F8 with Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top and Quilted Red Maple back --

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Can't wait!

Steve

**Kip Carter** · Jul-15-2012, 10:59am

Steve,
I love that inlay work you've done on that head.
Kip...

**pjlama** · Jul-15-2012, 11:56am

Too much fun stuff just on this page, beautiful quilt Lauri, two thumbs up to BB on the OWGSOM

and Steve, the Sprite is one of the best new designs in a long time. You guys rock!

**StevenS** · Jul-15-2012, 9:53pm

The other side of the headstock got some color today.

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This mando is gonna be a bluegrass hamma -- the bearclaw in the Sitka is really hard which put the top right in between typical Sitka and Red Spruce. Quilted Red Maple was also harder and worked more like hard curly Maple.

Steve

**Bob Bronow** · Jul-17-2012, 3:24pm

Originally Posted by StevenS

Amazing figure and a fine neck . . . even Audrey Hepburn would be jealous . . .

Steve

Simply Stunning!

**StevenS** · Jul-18-2012, 1:09am

Bearclaw & Quilt F8 after a bit of scrubbin' and a quick wipe of varnish.

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Steve

**Arnt** · Jul-18-2012, 6:46am

I was asked for sound files for the instruments I posted in this thread recently.

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A couple of friends took some of my instruments into a studio, put up some nice mics, and did these recordings to compare them. I am told there is almost no EQ, just a tiny bit to adjust for the room acoustics. Andreas Aase plays, the sound guy is Jostein Ansnes in Øra Studio here in Trondheim (sorry, these guys don't do BG...

)

Here's the A mando
mandolin.mp3

The F-style
Mandolin f.mp3

The Honduras RW, RS dread
Dread 1 (Honduras RW , red spruce).mp3

And finally, the Coco RW, RS dread
Dread 2 (Cocobolo RW , red spruce).mp3

**DougC** · Jul-18-2012, 7:13am

Very nice. Is the mandolin tune a hombo?

**Arnt** · Jul-19-2012, 2:46am

Glad you like it, Doug. The tune is what we call a "Pols", similar to the Swedish Polska, or the Polish Mazurka. It is a dance.

**Marty Jacobson** · Jul-19-2012, 9:28pm

OK everyone. Some updates from my shop. If you look closely, you should see some unusual details. When I get the first two from this batch done next week I will post more construction details, but for now here they are:

Did I mention these things have no kerfing, and the "rim" wraps around the top and back after they are joined?

Turns out it's a really difficult thing to get working, but now I have it fixtured, it works great!