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DSDarr
Mar-02-2010, 5:52pm
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New Fletcher Brock A4 mando. Just got it today. This is it in the white -- finished pictures to follow this evening.
-David
frankenstein
Mar-02-2010, 7:01pm
Very nice !
DSDarr
Mar-02-2010, 10:09pm
Front:
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p.s. I wish I was better at photographing instruments....
-David
DSDarr
Mar-02-2010, 10:10pm
back:
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DSDarr
Mar-02-2010, 10:11pm
headstock:
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DSDarr
Mar-02-2010, 10:12pm
back of neck:
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DSDarr
Mar-02-2010, 10:20pm
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sgarrity
Mar-02-2010, 10:23pm
Beautiful mandolin!
jasona
Mar-02-2010, 11:27pm
If I had the cash, a Brock F5 would be near the top of the list of things to get. Very nice.
Jill McAuley
Mar-02-2010, 11:29pm
Wow - gorgeous! Congratulations to you!
Cheers,
Jill
man dough nollij
Mar-03-2010, 1:21am
Sound?
DSDarr
Mar-03-2010, 1:37am
Sound? Well, I spent most of the evening playing it needless to say. The sound is very different from what I'm used to (a Brock F5 primarily) but that is what I wanted. My first "nice" mando was an old Gibson A0, but I haven't really touched an oval hole mando much since then. It is surprisingly loud. It is going to take me a bit to get used to it but so far I am very happy with it.
-David
grassrootphilosopher
Mar-03-2010, 4:44am
Sound?
I might guess that this imperative means "go ahead and post a soundclip/video". If so, IŽll second it.
As far as picture taking goes, the pics are great (good enough for not being a professional) though the mandolin deserves a background that is "simple".
DSDarr
Mar-03-2010, 11:48am
I might guess that this imperative means "go ahead and post a soundclip/video". If so, IŽll second it.
As far as picture taking goes, the pics are great (good enough for not being a professional) though the mandolin deserves a background that is "simple".
You're right on both counts. I'll try to get a sound clip up soon. It definitely would help with a different backdrop -- I just threw it on the couch (the least complex surface I felt comfortable putting it on when I got home).
-David
Kirk Albrecht
Mar-03-2010, 10:35pm
Very nice. Fletcher does some very beautiful work! Enjoy! :)
Skip Kelley
Mar-04-2010, 9:33am
That's a great looking peghead shape! I love the inlay!
DSDarr
Mar-04-2010, 12:06pm
Some more details on it:
Spirit varnish. Engelmann top, eastern red maple back, european maple sides, red maple neck with compression style truss rod. James tail, Waverly tuners.
Still getting used to it tone-wise.... very different beast than my F5.
-David
DSDarr
Mar-04-2010, 12:09pm
that's a great looking peghead shape! I love the inlay!
I love the inlay too. Here's my 2005 F5...
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DSDarr
Mar-07-2010, 1:18pm
A few more pictures of the Fletcher Brock A4 with different lighting and background.
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-David
John Hill
Mar-07-2010, 2:19pm
Beautiful mando.
Steve-o
Mar-07-2010, 2:32pm
I agree. Just beautiful. I especially like the headstock.
B. T. Walker
Mar-08-2010, 8:40pm
Very fine work. I concur with Steve-o -- especially nice headstock.
PhilTod
Mar-10-2010, 1:07pm
Wow-what a gorgeous mandolin! Fletcher Brock's work is just sensational- a very gifted luthier. Thanks for sharing pics!