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Jim Garber
Jan-09-2007, 8:22am
Troy sent me these photos. No, unfortunately this is not my mandolin nor have I seen it in person. In any case he is a seasoned violin builder with an interest in mandolin. His contact is harrisf5@gmail.com. His web site is not together quite yet.

Jim

Jim Garber
Jan-09-2007, 8:24am
Nice quilted back

Jim Garber
Jan-09-2007, 8:25am
Headstock

Mark Walker
Jan-09-2007, 9:55am
VERY nice in all aspects in a tastefully simplistic - yet elegant - way!

Keep up the great work.

red7flag
Jan-09-2007, 10:26am
That is a beauty. Elegant.
Tony

Kevin K
Jan-09-2007, 10:48am
Nice work, what are the woods used?

billhay4
Jan-09-2007, 11:01am
Nice!
I haven't seen tuner buttons like those before. What are they?
Bill

Jim Garber
Jan-09-2007, 11:05am
I emailed Troy to keep an eye on this thread, so hopefully he can answer your questions.

Jim

amowry
Jan-09-2007, 11:24am
That's an elegant inlay. I like!

The tuners look like Waverlys with pearl buttons.

bradeinhorn
Jan-09-2007, 11:46am
woooooha

Troy Harris
Jan-09-2007, 11:52am
Thanks Jim for posting these photos. I was surprised by my inbox this morning with the sudden interest in my mandolins. The wood used is Engelmann spruce top, big leaf maple back, and red maple ribs and neck. I used to live in the northwest before moving to the northeast to study violin making. While in Washington, I build mandolins with the local variety of wood. Now, in New York, I mainly use red spruce and sugar or red maple. But I still occasionally build with big leaf. The tuners are Waverly with MOP buttons. Thanks for the compliments, Troy

bush-man
Jan-09-2007, 3:26pm
Very classy looking. Gotta love that quilt!

russell

van
Jan-11-2007, 9:01am
You did a fantastic job! It doesent get any better than that. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

Fretbear
Jan-11-2007, 9:59am
What's not to like, it's stunning......