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Petrus
Mar-05-2015, 11:52pm
Gotta be good if it's gold! :mandosmiley:
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23 karat gold top mandola by James Curtis mandolin family A-style handmade
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201281197481
Marty Jacobson
Mar-06-2015, 12:18am
I think the yellow cedar looks prettier than the gold. But whatever. The time lapse is cool.
YGtUxEOPEEA
Barry Wilson
Mar-06-2015, 12:37am
The back looks better
Would the addition of gold leaf on the sound board not impair the sound?
zedmando
Mar-06-2015, 4:42am
Well you know it is better to look good than to sound good...
(Okay, not really--but making a pop culture reference-sort of)
Petrus
Mar-06-2015, 5:20am
Would the addition of gold leaf on the sound board not impair the sound?
Probably no more than varnish, etc.
I agree with Barry Wilson that the back (quilted maple?) looks better though!
Tobin
Mar-06-2015, 10:40am
A gold top probably makes for a brighter sound! :grin:
Eddie Sheehy
Mar-06-2015, 11:39am
James Curtis makes excellent CBOM instruments. There was a mandola (non-gold) of his in the Classifieds a while back...
billhay4
Mar-06-2015, 12:26pm
James is a good builder and I personally like this instrument. The color combination is quite striking.
Bill
Roger Moss
Mar-06-2015, 1:38pm
I think the yellow cedar looks prettier than the gold. But whatever. The time lapse is cool.
YGtUxEOPEEA
I agree
dan in va
Mar-07-2015, 1:28pm
Pretty rich sound....gotta be the gold.