View Full Version : Parson's Mandolins in progress
cooper4205
Jul-19-2006, 11:05pm
here are a few pics i took today in Will's shop when i was at his house for my weekly lesson, he is pretty busy and doesn't have time to get on the net to put any pics up. i took a few pics of two mando's he is currenlty building. he's just now getting his shop back up after his mover to TN and we are gonna try to get a website going. anyway it's a pretty good atmosphere to learn mandolin! will still has to buff and clean these mandolins among other things.
pardon the poor pics. i'll be updating these pics every week until it's done so i'll take my 35mm over instead of the point and shoot.
if you want to get in touch with Will, PM me for his info, what is on the buiders list is inaccurate.
feel free to leave feedback for him or any of you parson's owners feel free to post some pics of yours. thanks guys.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/diagFRT1full.jpg
cooper4205
Jul-19-2006, 11:21pm
here is the headstock and fern inlay
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/ParsonFern1.jpg
cooper4205
Jul-19-2006, 11:25pm
here's a little closer shot of the front, adirondack spruce
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/SNDBRD1.jpg
cooper4205
Jul-19-2006, 11:40pm
here are some good scroll shots
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/bestSCROLLnoflashspt.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/DiagSCRL1.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/ScrollCUgd1.jpg
cooper4205
Jul-19-2006, 11:57pm
the back of the scroll
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/scrollbkCU1.jpg
and the back, flamed sugar maple
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/hangBKCU.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/Backnprog2.jpg
cooper4205
Jul-20-2006, 12:04am
here is a headstock "tweak" or protoype on another mando that Will is working on, it slopes from the top of the peghead down to the front, he also changed some of the points and curls a little. he is almost done carving this one, i can't wait to see what it looks like completed.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/ProotypePegHead.jpg
Skip Kelley
Jul-20-2006, 6:25am
Awesome mandolin! I love the scroll and sunburst, they are perfect!
bluegrassplayer
Jul-20-2006, 9:59am
Why can't I get my binding to look as perfect as that?
cooper4205
Jul-20-2006, 11:17am
i just found out this one doesn't have a home yet, leave a reply or PM me if you are interested or have any questions about it http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
G. Fisher
Jul-20-2006, 12:02pm
I like the prototype tweak on the headstock. If you have pictures of the rest of that mandolin please post them.
cooper4205
Jul-20-2006, 12:39pm
i think i took some more of those, he hasn't finished carving the neck on it yet so i didn't take too many of them, but i will try and get some up.
cooper4205
Jul-21-2006, 12:17am
here are some more pics of the tweaked peghead..he still has a little carving and shaping up to do, but you can tell (i hope you can tell my pics aren't the best) what he's trying to do with it.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/DSCN0611.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/DSCN0614.jpg
cooper4205
Jul-21-2006, 12:38am
G. Fisher-
here is the front of the one w/the headstock (red spruce), it still has a little ways to go
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/DSCN0575.jpg
here is my arm and the maple back http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif , you can see he is still finishing up on the carving, or as we call it here in Tennessee "whittlin", the neck
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/wesb4217/DSCN0594-1.jpg
WireBoy
Jul-22-2006, 10:08pm
here's a peek at the heel button of my 2002 F2 Parsons - a big hunk of ivoroid !!!
WireBoy
Jul-22-2006, 10:10pm
and a close up of the 2002 F2 headstock - dig all that pearl!!!
WireBoy
Jul-22-2006, 10:12pm
cooper4025 - i'm anxious to see the Will Parson's www site lit up. #he has been far too under repesented here. #keep us posted !!! # don't forget the sound clips !
cooper4205
Jul-23-2006, 11:17am
i told will he had a satisfied customer on the left coast. you almost never hear about him on here, i figured he be pretty popular after that mandolin builders summit, but i guess when there's no where to find your work or pics of your mandos that will happen.