drewgrass
Feb-25-2010, 6:08pm
i have a great f-5. im wanting a oval hole for the sound and to use as my beater/haul around town mandolin. $1200.00 is about my max.
for that price i can get a gibson a-2 etc etc. or a martin twin point oval 2-20 is what i would really like. but im sure i would have to put a bit of time and money getting them set up. and then there is the unknown issues they could have.
or i could get the international violin kit ,f4 for $350.00 and pay a local violin builder buddy to build it. i would get a good deal. go all out waverly's, james tailpiece, violin finish, radiused finger board.try to get it as close to that campanella look as i could. im sure he could tweak it pretty good also bracing's etc. all that stuff.
so any thoughts on this. what would you do. anyone built the international violin kit. i know it would not retain re-sell value of the gibson/martin. but do they sound good. anyone have any pics of it. thanks.
for that price i can get a gibson a-2 etc etc. or a martin twin point oval 2-20 is what i would really like. but im sure i would have to put a bit of time and money getting them set up. and then there is the unknown issues they could have.
or i could get the international violin kit ,f4 for $350.00 and pay a local violin builder buddy to build it. i would get a good deal. go all out waverly's, james tailpiece, violin finish, radiused finger board.try to get it as close to that campanella look as i could. im sure he could tweak it pretty good also bracing's etc. all that stuff.
so any thoughts on this. what would you do. anyone built the international violin kit. i know it would not retain re-sell value of the gibson/martin. but do they sound good. anyone have any pics of it. thanks.