Candidates for the Ultimate Mandolin Eye Candy

[Ed Goist]

This one will be hard to beat:

Collings MF5-V Custom - Birdseye maple - Varnish finish (http://www.acousticmusicworks.com/MF51190.html)

[Rick Schmidlin]

The Red Diamond John Reishman does.

[Rob Fowler]

Take a gander at these (http://www.ellismandolins.com/Fmodel.html).......

[Steve-o]

Oh man, some serious mando-porn on these sites! :disbelief: Always nice to see great photography to complement great luthiery. Must... resist...

[Spruce]

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/Schneider/P1000738.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/Schneider/P1000737.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/Schneider/P1000741.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/Schneider/P1000736.jpg

[D C Blood]

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Once again, I submit my Silverangel family..The angel w/harp is a Silver Eagle, the plain one is a distressed F-5 Silverangel, and the A Model w/upraised arm is a Ratclliff. Hard to beat...:popcorn:

[Rob Fowler]

Bruce,
Is that your Schneider? It seems very similar to Dix Bruce's Schneider that he plays on the Gypsy Swing for Mandolin books...

That is a sweet F4!

[Glassweb]

Ultimate mando eye-candy? Hmmm... Seems I recall a certain picture of Milla Jovovich with a mandolin that our fearless leader Scott Tichenor sent to me. Quite memorable it was!

[JEStanek]

I'm incredibly biased so I'll offer up the work of Brian Dean and the Labraid instruments (http://www.labraid.ca/). These aren't your typical maple under spruce F5s. Not that the others shown aren't lovely. I particularly like how Brian flutes his bowls and the carving on the headstocks.

Jamie

[Dan Margolis]

http://www.ellismandolins.com/Amodel.html


In the interest of fairness, and because my Special is one of those pictured.

[mtucker]

'Malibu', John Monteleone Radio Flyer.

[djweiss]

Glassweb...I've seen that picture...Did you notice the Flatiron mandolin she was holding?

[Glassweb]

(doing my best Butt-Head imitation here)

"Uh... What mandolin? Huhh-huhh...huhh-huhh!

[jasona]

SternART's former Malibu burst Monteleone A5 deserves a mention in here I think.

[trevor]

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx216/trevor_moyle/sfcopy.jpg

[jasona]

Very nice Trevor! Here is another Smart now listed in the classifieds:
http://www.mandolincafe.com/classifieds/upload/46482.jpg

[jasona]

SternART's former Malibu burst Monteleone A5 deserves a mention in here I think.

http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=32004&d=0

[Eric Hanson]

Stop it y'all! I'm a die-yen he-yah. :crying:
Well OK. If you insist. Keep it going. All of us have to have a dream.
Have been having a terrible case of MAS the last few months. So much so I decided to start a serious mandolin fund. All of this is making me want to save more dead presidents more quickly than before. :cool:
What an addiction I have chosen to have due to the beauties on this site. This thread in particular.

[Ivan Kelsall]

I'd go with these 2 - a Jonathan McLanahan "Trinity" & for the 'ultimate' back view,the rear of an "Arches" F-4 in Walnut. The "Trinity" is one of the most 'elegant' instruments i've ever seen & the back of the F-4 is simply edible !!,
Ivan

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[Martin Stevens]

I would have to second all the Ellis nominations!

[ninevah]

This Lawrence Smart F5 is my candidate for ultimate eye-candy

[Dave Bucher]

Boy! Makes me wanna go out an make one myself. The ole F5 that is, or at least an F4. I guess I'll haffta. I've resisted for years but this is a challenge!

At least it doesn't use that much wood. I can get two F style mandos for one big Zook!

Dave

[Payit Forward]

This is the one that gets me everytime...

from Andrew Mowry. What an exquisite piece of maple...
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[trevor]

Two more beautiful Mowrys. The one on the right is mine, the other for sale.

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx216/trevor_moyle/mowrybothcopy.jpg

[Fliss]

I nominate this birdseye maple mandolin (http://andymanson.co.uk/photos-group-57.html)by Andy Manson

Fliss

[trevor]

That is beautiful. Here's a couple in birdseye by Andrew Mowry and Flecther Brock;

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx216/trevor_moyle/m_mow_0001_backclosecopy.jpg

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx216/trevor_moyle/bbcopy-1.jpg

[Chris Biorkman]

Dan's Wiens is my favorite all time, although some of Tom Ellis' and Andrew Mowry's instruments are up there too.

[Jim MacDaniel]

Here are a few that I think of more often than not, whenever the topic of eye candy comes up:
A) I really like the exagerated onion shape of John Mixon's creations
B) I love the color and modern soundholes on this Holst (would complement a Monteleone style scroll nicely IMHO)
C) Only two things are lacking on this '57 Mandocaster that would otherwise make it the perfect emando: a countour body, and a C course
D) The concept and execution of this all-blonde Shippey is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time

[Payit Forward]

I like that all-maple Shippey a lot

[Jill McAuley]

Andy Poe's take on the classic Army/Navy pancake design has always been a favourite of mine...

Poe #25 (http://www.poestrings.com/PoeStrings/Mandolin_Gallery_25-36/Pages/Mandolin_025.html#3)

Cheers,
Jill

[crazymandolinist]

I like vivid colors and interesting shapes as well as very intricate artwork on mandolins in the gawking department. Wouldn't want one though.

First one is a Holst mandolin. I just love the bright colors on it and the curves are so cool. Next one is a Cytole Mandolin my Brian Dean. The artwork in and around the soundhole is phenomenal. And the last one is an "in progress" shot. I've always been a sucker for those. It might be of the Holst but I'm not sure. I just love the crisp, clean look of this on e in the white.

[swinginmandolins]

I popped in this thread to post pics of my Asymmetrical Holst and am thrilled to see that it has already been posted by crazymandolinist....and yes the in the white pic is of the Asymmetrical showing the cocobolo binding nicely. Here are the pics I was going to add to this thread. Some great pics in this thread....too many good ones out there...

[Pete Heady]

I'll throw these by Andrew Mowry in
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[Jill McAuley]

The back on that Holst is gorgeous!

Cheers,
Jill

[Mike Thomas]

I'm surprised that no Campanella's are up here! Any proud Campanella owners out there?

[Brad Weiss]

Same ol' Mowry.

[Goodin]

I nominate this birdseye maple mandolin (http://andymanson.co.uk/photos-group-57.html)by Andy Manson

Fliss

Be default, this one get's my vote Fliss!

[billkilpatrick]

I'm surprised that no Campanella's are up here! Any proud Campanella owners out there?

if i owned one, i'd post it ... classic, elegantly understated, consistently beautiful instruments

this is a "how long is a piece of string" type thread, however.

[Dave Bucher]

How about this. Check out that walnut side and the gloss. Nice instrument, whereabouts unknown. I'm always sad when I lose track of them. :crying:




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[juneman]

Here are a couple mandos i built . JUNE A style # 28 and F style # 29 thanks walter johnson builder of JUNE mandolins and guitars

[Raganlarry]

Lol, i was gazing fondly at the mowry when the perfect name for it popped into my head, the batmando, hehehehe.

[eastmountain]

Man-oh-mandolin! Like Jimmy Carter said, "I have lusted in my heart." Dang, but you all own/make some pretty mandolins.

[Ed Goist]

I do not own a Campanella mandolin, but I do think that this Due 2-Point with a violin-style armrest (http://www.themusicemporium.com/product-detail/product/campanella-due-2-point-varnish-wcalton-case.html) is one of the most striking, classy mandolins I've seen!

[David]

What do you guys think of this beauty? Whooo-boy.

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