Labraid florentine oval [Archive]

labraid

Feb-25-2008, 12:07am

Number fifty one is complete. Antoine needed it fast, recorded an album in the white, well, stained anyway. Now she's got her polish on.

http://www.labraid.ca/images/51ss/1.jpg

labraid

Feb-25-2008, 12:08am

Pick up the World, exiting bridge center, through violinish tailpiece.

http://www.labraid.ca/images/51ss/2.jpg

labraid

Feb-25-2008, 12:09am

Carpathian Spruce

http://www.labraid.ca/images/51ss/3.jpg

labraid

Feb-25-2008, 12:11am

Can't quite see the oak leaves inlaid in black pearl.. But I kinda like the view from here.

http://www.labraid.ca/images/51ss/4.jpg

labraid

Feb-25-2008, 12:12am

We left the pearloid buttons there. "There's just enough wood"

http://www.labraid.ca/images/51ss/5.jpg

labraid

Feb-25-2008, 12:14am

This maple's mighty old. Reminded me of rare meat as I cut through. Brown on the outside, pink on the inside. Wouldn't know it anymore.

http://www.labraid.ca/images/51ss/6.jpg

Chris Biorkman

Feb-25-2008, 12:15am

Your work is so original. Really nice.

JeffD

Feb-25-2008, 12:30am

Real beautiful. That is one classy peg head too, and goes well with the tail piece. Lovely.

Eric F.

Feb-25-2008, 10:46am

Gorgeous!

billhay4

Feb-25-2008, 10:58am

For those of you who wonder how Brian's instruments sound, here is a musician who'll use one of his instruments "in the white" to make an album. No break in time at all. Wow.
Bill

dan@kins

Feb-25-2008, 11:17am

You have a fine sense of aesthetics. Thanks for posting. Nice pics.

Mario Proulx

Feb-25-2008, 10:05pm

Very nice! How is the tailpiece attached to the body?

JeffD

Feb-25-2008, 10:55pm

I have the feeling that I need to get a Labraid mandolin, quickly, before the prices are wayyyy out of reach. What beautiful work.

labraid

Feb-26-2008, 12:33am

Mario, this one uses an adjustable nylon violin cord. I was wary of its strength, but it shows not a sign of fatigue after three months. Previous versions have used synthetic sinew (waxed nylon) with good success.

red7flag

Feb-27-2008, 6:55pm

Simply lovely. How would you describe the tone? Do you have an MP3 of the sound that we could hear. Just a beautiful look, simple elegant, what a job you did.
Tony

labraid

Feb-27-2008, 8:33pm

Thank you Tony, and others as well. Here is a sound file (http://www.labraid.ca/sounds/AntoinesReel.mp3).

wichitamando

Feb-27-2008, 9:03pm

Absolutely beautiful

mandopete

Feb-28-2008, 7:12pm

Sounds every bit as good as it looks!

Note to builders and posters - please post more sound files with all of these beauties!

Antlurz

Feb-29-2008, 1:41am

I'll bet these would sell! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

Ron