View Full Version : JUNE A5 #49 fresh off the work bench!
juneman
Nov-20-2014, 12:11pm
A5 #49 is the first x-braced JUNE mandolin. I just strung it up and am looking forward to playing it.126602126603126604126605126606[ATTACH=CONFIG]126607[/
Walter
billhay4
Nov-20-2014, 12:53pm
Walter,
That's quite lovely. Very nice piece of wood for the back.
I'd like to hear it when you've got it warmed up.
Bill
juneman
Nov-20-2014, 1:16pm
Hi Bill, that piece of wood on the back came from a bookcase i found at a yard sale. I think i got a total of six backs from that $20 find. Unfortunately that is the last of it.
walter
Denny Gies
Nov-20-2014, 1:27pm
Very nice looking. Great wood choice. Thanks for showing us.
Steve Sorensen
Nov-20-2014, 2:09pm
Love the headstock-overlay to pickguard to tailpiece-cover wood continuity. Well done!
Steve
Joey Anchors
Nov-20-2014, 3:42pm
Gorgeous!
darylcrisp
Nov-20-2014, 5:33pm
very nice, love the organic color tone, sharp mandolin
love to hear it too
What is the nut width?
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Skip Kelley
Nov-21-2014, 9:51am
Walter, love that A style! Nice choice of woods too!
craigw
Nov-21-2014, 12:24pm
Looks great Walter.
Steve VandeWater
Nov-21-2014, 5:38pm
Beautiful mando! Regarding the tailpiece, pick guard, and headstock veneer...is it real wood? It looks great but I've not seen a wooden tailpiece cover before. Very nice.
Michael Bridges
Nov-21-2014, 6:44pm
Walter, your instruments are always beautiful, but this is a step above even for you! Nicely done.
juneman
Nov-21-2014, 7:56pm
Thanks for all the compliments! yes its real wood, BOCOTE wood. I had a piece i got at WOODCRAFT thought it would make some nice accents. As a guitar tone wood i think tonally its between a rosewood and a mahogany. It sands and works real nice.
ALAN N i have been wanting to do an x-braced mandolin ever since i played your GIL.
My first x-braced F5 is on the bench now. i am doing the binding work. If i had a way to do a good sound clip,even though i believe they can be very subjective i would. You will just have to take my word for it, but sound wise its strong. A little dryer and crisper sounding than my norm. A very strong and bell like E and A with a more pronounced mid range. The G and D are woody and deep but not overpowering. It will definitely cut through the mix.
I plan on playing it for a couple days before it hits the cafe ads.
thanks again, WALTER
I knew you were smitten the first time you held it....me, too :) Right now, it's in the skilled hands of our own Skip Kelley for some TLC.
I'd love to try out your latest.
Pete Jenner
Nov-22-2014, 9:32am
Good work Walter.