My new Army Navy custom

[TDMpicker]

My latest instrument build, Crystal Forest #0113-015

This one has an Engelmann spruce top, red-curly maple back sides and neck, rosewood fretboard and peghead overlay. Ebony nut 1 1/8", ebony compensated adjustable bridge. Neck has adjustable steel truss rod. Grover 309, 18:1 tuning machines (nickel plated) and Scalloped nickel plated tailpiece, Crystal Forest M.O.P. inlay on peghead. Pearl position markers on fretboard and side. Mandolin overall length 24 1/2", Body width 9 1/2", Body Depth 1 1/2", Top and back have induced radius of 96". Nitrocellulose lacquer finish.

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[billhay4]

Nice clean work.
Bill

[Tomy Plunk#er]

Great looking work, great scenery as well.

[JeffD]

Wow that is beautiful

[Wayne Bagley]

that is one of the most beautiful mandolins that I have ever seen!
I just love it.
I just want it.
Beautiful, beautiful work.
I have always loved the army/navy style and I have been wanting one for a long time.
Thank you for posting these pictures.

[EdHanrahan]

Nice! What is the binding & heel cap? The almost black-on-white contrast looks really clean.

[TDMpicker]

Thanks for the kind comments.
The binding is black plastic. The heel cap and peghead overlay are both rosewood.

[Ian Rossiter]

Beautiful.

[almeriastrings]

Very nice. Those Crystal Forest models are some of the best 'Army & Navy' builds I've ever seen.