A couple of "A" mandolins

**sunburst** · Jul-31-2012, 1:07pm

Similarities include: red spruce, hard maple, lacquer, nickel-color hardware.
Differences include: color, F vs oval hole, neck length, fingerboard extension, bracing, flat vs. radiused fingerboards, small SS vs medium Evo-gold fret wire, inlay.

**sunburst** · Jul-31-2012, 1:08pm

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**sunburst** · Jul-31-2012, 1:11pm

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**sunburst** · Jul-31-2012, 1:13pm

A couple of individual "studio" pics.
Thanks for looking!

**robert.najlis** · Jul-31-2012, 1:17pm

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

**Randi Gormley** · Jul-31-2012, 1:57pm

Oval holes just are looking better and better to me -- beautiful instruments both

**Skip Kelley** · Jul-31-2012, 1:59pm

John, those are awesome! What is the veneer on the back of the peghead on the oval hole?

**Marty Jacobson** · Jul-31-2012, 2:11pm

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Headstocks don't get much better looking than that. Would love to hear them. That script inlay is amazing.

**JEStanek** · Jul-31-2012, 2:32pm

Similarity continued: They both look phenomenal.

Jamie

**sunburst** · Jul-31-2012, 2:37pm

Skip, that's macassar ebony. I liked the way it looked against the mahogany neck, and so did the customer, so I didn't darken it to look more "traditional", though in many ways, that's about the most traditional mandolin I've made in a while.

**Jim Garber** · Jul-31-2012, 4:08pm

John: I was wondering when you would build a traditional oval hole. I think, by looking , that it is std Gibson neck join? What kind of bracing is inside?

**sunburst** · Jul-31-2012, 4:18pm

The neck construction is like the older Gibsons in that there is no elevated extender over the body, but instead the fingerboard is glued to the wood of the top itself. Yep, this one is pretty traditional with the flat 'board, small frets, black top finish, and Gibson-style rosette (from Roger Siminoff). The bracing, however, is an X rather than the more traditional single transverse brace (that I know you to be a fan of).

**Jim Garber** · Jul-31-2012, 4:28pm

Interesting, John. I bet it sounds wonderful.

**John McCoy** · Jul-31-2012, 5:00pm

Absolutely beautiful!

**Charles E.** · Jul-31-2012, 7:02pm

John, first class! I love the black top.

**vhughes2000** · Jul-31-2012, 7:27pm

Mighty fine..

**fatt-dad** · Jul-31-2012, 8:51pm

just great!

f-d

**Max Girouard** · Jul-31-2012, 9:14pm

As always, exceptional and beautiful.

**Texas** · Jul-31-2012, 9:21pm

Very nice. Thanks for the pictures.

**jasona** · Aug-01-2012, 1:03pm

Excellent work as usual!

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