Thanks!
Thanks!
Andrew Mowry
Mowry Stringed Instruments
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Here's some interesting figure on an F5 I'm finishing up, #French polish on a one-piece red maple back.
Gail Hester
Very nice Gail. #I am always impressed by every one of your mandolins and you definitely must strive for perfection in your building and repairs!
If F-model mandolins have F-holes then why don't A-model mandolins have A-holes???
Thanks Jeremy, I really appreciate it. This one’s almost done and I’ll post a couple more pictures in a week or so.
Gail Hester
Gail, nice color, and I love that shine. Does that whiskey in the background help with that? Only kidding. I like the idea of using squeeze bottles for the shellac and linseed, too. They work great.
After this F is finished, what are you building next?
Nice looking instrument, and I can't wait to see those finished photos.
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Stephanie, that’s walnut oil but whiskey’s not a bad idea, probably take longer to get things done. I use everclear for FP but here in Washington I have to get a license to buy it. Next on the agenda is another H5 mandola and an F4 mandolin.
Gail Hester
Gail,
What do you use the walnut oil for? Stain? Thanks,
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Jamie, I use walnut oil in the french polish process.
Gail Hester
santas workshop, moving along.....
Now that's my kind of Santa!
Hey, I'm Jewish, but would consider converting if those wound up in my stocking!
nifty photo trick, Bill...:laugh:
Karen Escovitz
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Otter OM #1
Brian Dean OM #32
Old Wave Mandola #372
Phoenix Neoclassical #256
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If you're gonna walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!
Howdy ya'all, long time no see!
Brian, what is on the inside of that instrument?
Bill Snyder
Hey, Brian, gorgeous rosette!
show 'em the bowl!
(I was wondering about the inside lining too...)
Karen Escovitz
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Otter OM #1
Brian Dean OM #32
Old Wave Mandola #372
Phoenix Neoclassical #256
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If you're gonna walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!
Thar it is.
The fabric is authentic hippie VW bus curtain fabric--tie died burgundy. I thought J Mark could maybe use the relax vibes being a lawyer and all..
Hey Brian, great to see that bowl back coming to fruition. A sweet fruit indeed. It reminds me of a mango, or some type of exotic nut.
Brian, is that a carved-top bowl back?
Hey Bill,
How do you get them to stand up on the screw hooks like that? Antigravity?
cheers,
Brian
Cheers,
Brian
Angels don't play harps, they play mandolins
And you thought bending a scroll was hard.
ooooh, Hilburn making a cutaway.... this ought to be reeeaaaly good!!!
Eric H
Aloha a hui hou
mandolin no ka 'oi
Is that gonna be a mandolin or guitar?
<span style='color:blue'>Report this post to a moderator</span> - Jim Hillburn is responsible for causing my case of M.A.S. to come out of remission!
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Jim, that is cool. Looks way too big to be a mando. Been watching the Benedetto video? I really have AGAS (archtop guitar aquisition syndrome) lately. Keep the pics coming.
On second look, I noticed the square and ruler. Maybe it is mando-sized. What's cookin'?
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"... beauty is not found in the excessive but what is lean and spare and subtle" - Terry Tempest Williams
Varnishees for hollidaze in, yes, of all places, the antigravitational pod! after plunging them deep into the big mandovarnish vat, they are sent up here to avoid drips and sags in the finish. An added bonus, at this altitude, bugs cant impale themselves in the finish. I end up having to add plastic mosquitoes to get that authentic amber look......
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