Monteleone Octave Mandolin

**SternART** · Jul-18-2012, 1:34pm

WOW!!! The latest from John Monteleone's work bench, an octave mandolin.

**billhay4** · Jul-18-2012, 1:39pm

Yes!
Bill

**Marty Henrickson** · Jul-18-2012, 1:40pm

Beautiful!

**blauserk** · Jul-18-2012, 1:59pm

Spectacular! Any details about the woods? European spruce, I imagine?

**Glassweb** · Jul-18-2012, 2:30pm

I wouldn't kick it out of bed...

**Marty Jacobson** · Jul-18-2012, 3:34pm

Yeah. That's cool. I would love to hear it. I don't think Tim O'Brien will be rocking a blue OM anytime soon, but I wonder who will?

**mtucker** · Jul-18-2012, 3:37pm

That's just not fair!

**pjlama** · Jul-18-2012, 3:38pm

WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, OMG, that's the most beautiful octave I've ever seen. I love his work, that extension is killer, the headstock, the binding, tp, everything, holy smokes.

**Dobe** · Jul-18-2012, 3:48pm

New desktop background ! Drool emoticom here w/ Homer audio " Haaaaaaggggggglllmmmmmmaaaagh" !

**Marty Henrickson** · Jul-18-2012, 3:57pm

Originally Posted by pjlama

WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, OMG, that's the most beautiful octave I've ever seen. I love his work, that extension is killer, the headstock, the binding, tp, everything, holy smokes.

Monteleone really is an artist, isn't he? Every detail on that OM just fits together perfectly. I have the Kellerman collection book, With Strings Attached, and several of John's guitars grace those pages.

**John Duncan** · Jul-18-2012, 4:01pm

Great googamoogalah!!! That looks incredible.

**Charlieshafer** · Jul-18-2012, 4:31pm

Man, everything he does is simply astounding. Not sure about the blue for my own taste, but the aura his instruments exude shine like nothing else.

**amowry** · Jul-18-2012, 5:53pm

Sweet! I wonder what the scale length is?

**JEStanek** · Jul-18-2012, 8:26pm

My first impression when I saw it was "That's very French." Must be the blue. I think it's grand. I hope Mrs. Mandohack isn't going to get surprised by this showing up on the door. Right, Ted?

Jamie

**trevor** · Jul-19-2012, 3:17am

I want it.

**hank** · Jul-19-2012, 7:06am

Kind of has the familiar feel of faded jeans and a brown plaid shirt. I wonder if he made a matching mandolin jazz box?

**Brad Weiss** · Jul-19-2012, 8:42am

whoa

**Ted Eschliman** · Jul-19-2012, 9:54am

Jamie, this would get me in HUGE trouble with Mrs. Mandohack. Monteleones are mercifully priced out of my league. though.

**SternART** · Jul-19-2012, 11:01am

From John Monteleone, a few answers to questions:
"Scale is 19" and the spruce is Alpine red, I forget which side of the mountains but probably Italian.
The maple is red. The dot inlays are recycled Steinway ivory keys. Tuners are Alessio with ivory buttons."

**mtucker** · Jul-19-2012, 1:41pm

Originally Posted by mtucker

That's just not fair!

still not fair!

**Don Grieser** · Jul-19-2012, 7:17pm

Just off the charts gorgeous. Love the pickguard too. It appears to have a deeper body than other GOMs I've seen--maybe the shorter scale length needs the deeper body. I bet it would play like a dream.