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bryengland
Aug-01-2007, 1:59pm
These are pics of a mandolin we finished for a young man in the area. This has a pearloid board with gold sparkle inlays in the peghead and fingerboard. Take a look at it and let us know what you think.
www.custominlay.com
bryengland
Aug-01-2007, 2:03pm
Please excuse the pic of the board at the top. I will be adding more soon. The pearliod is hard to capture on the camera.
bryengland
Aug-01-2007, 2:04pm
Here is another one
bryengland
Aug-01-2007, 2:05pm
and another
bryengland
Aug-01-2007, 2:06pm
And another
bryengland
Aug-01-2007, 2:07pm
yet another
bryengland
Aug-01-2007, 2:09pm
One more after this one
bryengland
Aug-01-2007, 2:10pm
Last one
red7flag
Aug-01-2007, 2:51pm
I have a friend Robin Smith who makes banjos. He makes the Charlie Cushman signature Kel Kroyden Banjo. I have heard him talk about that pearloid look as Ode de Toilet. Not my taste, but Bryan, you did some fine workmanship on that mando.
Tony
sunburst
Aug-01-2007, 3:00pm
Wow, I haven't seen so much MOTS since I sold my last TB-11!
Something about that is so gaudy it's cool...
Scotti Adams
Aug-01-2007, 3:16pm
...Shane Bartleys huh?
Ken Berner
Aug-01-2007, 3:18pm
Beyond description, in England or America; that is something else, indeed!
MikeEdgerton
Aug-01-2007, 3:18pm
This is very Regalish.
hendrix2
Aug-01-2007, 4:01pm
In what way does this pearloid fingerboard affect the sound?
Nice work btw!
Ken Berner
Aug-01-2007, 4:13pm
For something similar, check out Gruhn's mandolins for an '87 Gibson F5 Florentine model; mother and daughters of pearl.
DryBones
Aug-01-2007, 4:16pm
...Shane Bartleys huh?
Guess he will be hangin up his JBovier now.
BTW,Still sitting on that lefty Bobby Osborne special?
bryengland
Aug-02-2007, 7:43am
I think the guy still has that lefty Osborne. If you are interested in it, I will find the guy's e-mail address and get in touch with you. If you could e-mail me I will send it to you. bryan@custominlay.com
As for the sound, we have done a solid pearl board before, and it did indeed affect the sound. However, with this stuff, the way we did it, we couldn't really tell a difference in it. Like it was posted up above, there is just something about it that makes it good. Thanks for all the nice comments too. We are kind of new to this forum thing so, thanks for all the kind words.