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Had this built with some poker winnings....came across some of his work in a coffee shop. Gave him a call and gave him free reign.
But it is a bugger to tune.
Tony
mandopete
Nov-10-2006, 10:48am
Now that's a scroll!
AlanN
Nov-10-2006, 11:24am
Fore!
It looks like metal. And it looks heavy.
Scotti Adams
Nov-10-2006, 1:30pm
..kinda looks like a boat anchor
SaltySox
Nov-10-2006, 2:35pm
That looks dangerous! I could picture someone from KISS power chopping on it.
F5G WIZ
Nov-10-2006, 2:59pm
WOW!
Antlurz
Nov-10-2006, 9:10pm
But it is a bugger to tune.
I'll bet it is!
I think the spot welded bindings might just catch on...
...your clothes.
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Ron
DryBones
Nov-10-2006, 9:51pm
a bicyle chain would make a great strap for that!
MandoSquirrel
Nov-11-2006, 4:15pm
a bicyle chain would make a great strap for that!
Not mando related, but the bass player /lead singer with Type O Negative uses a full size chain for a strap on his Alembec
Michael Lewis
Nov-12-2006, 2:07am
Is that thing actually playable or is it meant to be just looked at? The pics are so dark it is difficult to tell. It looks menacing. I guess that's the idea.
Rick Schmidlin
Nov-12-2006, 2:14am
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Bertram Henze
Nov-12-2006, 3:24am
Reminds me of a heavy metal celtic harp I once had - it was all of not-so-heavy aluminum, black, with lots of rivet-like screws along the edges. And it was actually playable, but sounded kind of - well - metallic.
Bertram
Bertram Henze
Nov-12-2006, 3:26am
Taking a closer look - is that headstock made of a bicycle pedal?? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif
Headstock IS a bicycle pedal....tuners are from a hubcap (I think he said it was from an Oldsmobile). The F "holes" are bicycle deral...derailll...gear shift thingys. The strings are bicycle spokes. Bridge is a bicycle sprocket.
Michael, You ARE kidding aren't you? Although I can think of a couple tunes we play where this might be an appropriate electric instrument (actually been working on "Pictures of Matchstick Men" with mando and dobro). Too much fun.
Here's the guy who built it:
http://www.abstractsbyjaak.com
Tony
Michael Lewis
Nov-14-2006, 2:38am
No, it was a real question. The pic is so dark I can't see much detail. Guess I got fooled, pretty good though. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Ken Sager
Nov-14-2006, 12:35pm
Very cool! The tuners look quite oriental, like on a shamisen or something. I like it most because you used poker winnings to commission it and that you support local art.
Again, very cool!
Best,
Ken
artdeco
Nov-22-2006, 2:57pm
This person showed up on my patio looking for that mandolin - what should I tell her?
PickinFool
Nov-23-2006, 9:49am
I'll bet that it comes in an "A" style and you get the same sound for a lot less money. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif