Bandolim plans?

[Al Bergstein]

Anyone know of where I can get some plans for a bandolim?

[Paul Hostetter]

I don't think there are any. I think you're best off either finding one and copying it or working from a plethora of images online. There are so many variations that picking and choosing details will probably net you a better result than following a plan. The neck-to-body join is very simple. The bracing is a deeply curved ladder. You need to determine the scale length you want and go from there.

Here are two real ones from Brasil:

http://abavws.free.fr/maiarosa/bandolim.jpg

http://www.sbi.org.br/sbinarede/SBInarede62/jacob%20do%20bandolim.jpg