Newell A

[Keith Newell]

Got this one done today and gonna put it through it's paces at a jam session in a couple hours.
Keith Newell
http://www.newellmandolins.com

[Keith Newell]

Top is Adirondack and the back is Red Maple.

[Keith Newell]

Cocobolo headstock with MoP.

[Keith Newell]

The back is slab cut Red Maple and has some interesting color streaks and nice figure.

[Keith Newell]

B/W/T binding and the Newell tailpiece.

[Keith Newell]

Scooped ebony radiused fingerboard.

[Keith Newell]

Side veiw of tortoise.

[Keith Newell]

Grover tuners. Neck has Carbon fiber, MoP nut, dovetail neck joint with locking dowels, tone bars, and MoP fret markers.
Hope you like it.
Thanks, Keith

[pickinNgrinnin]

[QUOTE] Hope you like it.

What's not to like? Great job!

[Lane Pryce]

Keith great work as usual. Everything just comes together on this one; very nice. Lp

[ShaneJ]

Kieth, that is very nice-looking. I like the back. Congrats!

[Kirk Albrecht]

Keith -

I like the look of that strap, that's how I do one on an A-style. What kind of strap is that?

Thanks,

Kirk Albrecht

[Chris Baird]

Beautiful mandolin! Is it modeled after the Loar A5?

[Greenmando]

Keith -

I like the look of that strap, that's how I do one on an A-style. #What kind of strap is that?

Thanks,

Kirk Albrecht
Looks like a good old plain piece of rawhide shoe string. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[Tim Saxton]

Beautiful Keith. Looks great!! How is the sound?

[Mark Walker]

Keith - VERY nice! #I like it!

Are there any issues with the filed slots 'changing' within the MOP nut? #As in, is that as hard and durable as a bone or corian nut from the perspective of running strings repeatedly through it? #

I ask only because I've never seen a MOP nut! #Thanks!

[Keith Newell]

Yep its a plain ol' rawhide shoelace.
As far as the MoP nuts go I havent seen any wear on the ones I use and some are 3 years old. Depaule Supply sells them and I also have tried their Red Sea Snail nuts which are like pearl in consistancy but some cool color streaks in them. In fact the Red snail doesn't seem quite as brittle as the MoP.
Keith

[Clyde Clevenger]

That's a beauty Keith.. # Red Sea Snail nuts, sounds interesting.

[Keith Newell]

Ah Clyde...tip of the iceberg but we don't let go of our secrets so easy. Ask me about mountain oyster wood sometime http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
Keith

[Austin Clark]

Gorgeous Keith. I like the headstock overlay!

[mandoryan]

http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif Those poor Red Sea Snails.....that de-nutting process must be painful for them..... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif