View Full Version : A couple of "A" mandolins
sunburst
Jul-31-2012, 1:07pm
Similarities include: red spruce, hard maple, lacquer, nickel-color hardware.
Differences include: color, F vs oval hole, neck length, fingerboard extension, bracing, flat vs. radiused fingerboards, small SS vs medium Evo-gold fret wire, inlay.
sunburst
Jul-31-2012, 1:08pm
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sunburst
Jul-31-2012, 1:11pm
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sunburst
Jul-31-2012, 1:13pm
A couple of individual "studio" pics.
Thanks for looking!
robert.najlis
Jul-31-2012, 1:17pm
Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
Randi Gormley
Jul-31-2012, 1:57pm
Oval holes just are looking better and better to me -- beautiful instruments both
Skip Kelley
Jul-31-2012, 1:59pm
John, those are awesome! What is the veneer on the back of the peghead on the oval hole?
Marty Jacobson
Jul-31-2012, 2:11pm
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Headstocks don't get much better looking than that. Would love to hear them. That script inlay is amazing.
JEStanek
Jul-31-2012, 2:32pm
Similarity continued: They both look phenomenal.
Jamie
sunburst
Jul-31-2012, 2:37pm
Skip, that's macassar ebony. I liked the way it looked against the mahogany neck, and so did the customer, so I didn't darken it to look more "traditional", though in many ways, that's about the most traditional mandolin I've made in a while.
Jim Garber
Jul-31-2012, 4:08pm
John: I was wondering when you would build a traditional oval hole. I think, by looking , that it is std Gibson neck join? What kind of bracing is inside?
sunburst
Jul-31-2012, 4:18pm
The neck construction is like the older Gibsons in that there is no elevated extender over the body, but instead the fingerboard is glued to the wood of the top itself. Yep, this one is pretty traditional with the flat 'board, small frets, black top finish, and Gibson-style rosette (from Roger Siminoff). The bracing, however, is an X rather than the more traditional single transverse brace (that I know you to be a fan of).
Jim Garber
Jul-31-2012, 4:28pm
Interesting, John. I bet it sounds wonderful.
John McCoy
Jul-31-2012, 5:00pm
Absolutely beautiful!
Charles E.
Jul-31-2012, 7:02pm
John, first class! I love the black top.
Vernon Hughes
Jul-31-2012, 7:27pm
Mighty fine..
fatt-dad
Jul-31-2012, 8:51pm
just great!
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Max Girouard
Jul-31-2012, 9:14pm
As always, exceptional and beautiful.
Very nice. Thanks for the pictures.:)
jasona
Aug-01-2012, 1:03pm
Excellent work as usual!