King Brown #19 - progress

[AndyEnglish]

I have been receiving pics from David Brown as he has been working on my mandolin (#19). I thought that I would share some of these with you as the work progresses.
Lets look inside shall we?

[AndyEnglish]

I'll fill in more details for you. This will be one of David's "KALGOORLIE" models:

Neck, Back and Sides - Big Leaf Maple.
Top - Spruce.
Oval or "F" Sound Holes.
12" Radiused Ebony Fretboard.
Adjustable Ebony Bridge.
Ebony Headstock Veneer.
MOP Headstock Inlay (King Brown Logo) and Marker dots.
Additional Headstock Inlaying - Flower Pot or Fern.
Fully bound in White/Black/White or Grained Ivoroid.
Schaller MG4 "Gold" Tuning Machines.
Allen TR-1 "Gold" Cast Bronze Tailpiece.
King Brown Standard Ebony Arm Rest.
D'Addario J74 Strings.
Nitro Cellulose Lacquer finish with Golden Oak/Walnut stain.

[AndyEnglish]

As you can see, I opted for the oval hole. David describes this as an oval hole F5, rather than an F4. Lets have another peek.

[AndyEnglish]

I asked David to select a good piece of quilted maple for the back. Lets zoom in:

[AndyEnglish]

And now lets add some binding.

[AndyEnglish]

And turn over again. No binding on the back yet but I think I'm going to like this.

[AndyEnglish]

Hey Presto!

[AndyEnglish]

More.

[AndyEnglish]

And now the bit I love best....
But I'll keep you in suspense and tell you how good it is to work with David on a project. I wanted a dark red colour and he was happy to oblige. He isn't the kind of guy to blow his own trumpet, but his mandolins do that for him.

[AndyEnglish]

Here we go!

[AndyEnglish]

Find out more about David's work here:
http://kingbrown.netfirms.com/index.html

I'm having a combined arm/back rest with custom inlays for this mandolin.

[AndyEnglish]

Here's a peek at the neck:

[Scotti Adams]

Very Pretty..

[Lane Pryce]

Looks great!!I especially like the cut on the back of the scroll. #Lp

Andy are you going to get one of David's arm rests too?I have one his over the tailpiece rests and its da bomb. Really comfortable and looks good to boot. lp

[mandoJeremy]

That back is excellent! Nice color choice.

[Skip Kelley]

That is a sharp looking mandolin! I love that quilt!!

[trickymonk]

Beautiful mandolin! I've got David's #17 and couldn't be happier. David is phenomenal to work with and his mandos play with the best of them. I love the red! Enjoy.

[TM King]

Andy
Another great looking mandolin from David. I have #6 his first oval hole. I think you will enjoy your mando.
Regards
TM King

[AndyEnglish]

Its really good to hear from all you "King Brown" owners. It would be great to gather together pics of the whole series. I know that there are some on David's website and others that have been on here. I might start a thread when I get #19 in my hands and see how many pics we can get together with a view of presenting them as a King Brown pageant.

Oh - JLP - yes I am getting an armrest. I'm getting a combined armrest-bodyrest but some custon inlay on the front.

[AndyEnglish]

Here is the latest pic - all strung up and nearly ready to dispatch. I'm really looking forwards to seeing this in real life - and more importantly - to play it!

[AndyEnglish]

here goes

[AndyEnglish]

And another!

[Lane Pryce]

Wow!!!Andy she looks like a real sweetheart!!!!! Lp

[AndyEnglish]

David has sent photos of the combined arm rest/body rest, with custom inlay. I like! Do you like?

[goldtopper]

Wow Andy, looks just like....MINE!

Wait till you play it, oval F5's rock!!