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Mar-27-2013, 5:30am
JazzMando What's New - We had the chance to catch up with our old friend and long time site supporter, Boise Idaho wood miracle man Austin Clark (http://jazzmando.com/clark_jm_twopoint.shtml) after a wildly successful Wintergrass exhibit, now that he's back to a somewhat normal work routine. We were thrilled to share and exclusive look at some of latest and greatest in his shop, a JM5 jazzbox mandolin and a JM6 soprano guitar:
http://jazzmando.com/new/images/Clark2012.jpg
He weighs in, "These two instruments are going to be finished in a few weeks. The varnish is on, leveled and curing but I haven't French polished them yet. I am trying to wrap these two up as I dive into my next batch of three octaves and another JM5! The JM5 is a one piece back with cocobolo binding and a mahogany neck. The client asked for side ports, so it has the three bound ports you see in the picture. The JM6 (soprano guitar) is a bit larger bodied with a 15.875" scale length. That particular customer asked for a somewhat unique inlay, as you can see."
http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM5_sideports.jpg
http://jazzmando.com/new/assets_c/2013/03/JM6_frets-thumb-450x204-1884.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM6_frets.jpg)
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Asked about the funny, multi-stringed "instrument" on the right, he elaborates, "I have always hated throwing away my scrap wood, so as a side project in my "spare" time, I started making fishing nets and fly boxes a few months ago. Oddly enough, it seems to be turning into a side business. I started selling them mostly to my clients who know of or share my fly fishing habit, but more and more I am making them for other folks, too!"
http://jazzmando.com/new/assets_c/2013/03/JM5_front-thumb-220x294-1878.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM5_front.jpg) http://jazzmando.com/new/assets_c/2013/03/JM5_back-thumb-220x294-1880.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM5_back.jpg)
http://jazzmando.com/new/assets_c/2013/03/JM5_heel-thumb-220x294-1874.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM5_heel.jpg) http://jazzmando.com/new/assets_c/2013/03/JM6_body-thumb-220x294-1876.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM6_body.jpg)
Click images for closeup
http://jazzmando.com/new/assets_c/2013/03/JM6_back-thumb-425x318-1872.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM6_back.jpg)
We've throughly enjoyed our own signature Clark JM5. Read more about it here.
http://jazzmando.com/assets_c/2012/09/ClarkJM5_Picgrd-thumb-375x500-1631.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/clark_jm5_acoustic_electric_5-string_mandolin.shtml)
Builder website and purchase information: Clark Mandolins (http://clarkmandolins.com)
http://jazzmando.com/new/images/Austin_Ted.jpg.jpg
Austin Clark with site author, Ted Eschliman
More news... (http://jazzmando.com/new/archives/001994.shtml)
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=131&pictureid=1135 (http://www.jazzmando.com/)
http://jazzmando.com/new/images/Clark2012.jpg
He weighs in, "These two instruments are going to be finished in a few weeks. The varnish is on, leveled and curing but I haven't French polished them yet. I am trying to wrap these two up as I dive into my next batch of three octaves and another JM5! The JM5 is a one piece back with cocobolo binding and a mahogany neck. The client asked for side ports, so it has the three bound ports you see in the picture. The JM6 (soprano guitar) is a bit larger bodied with a 15.875" scale length. That particular customer asked for a somewhat unique inlay, as you can see."
http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM5_sideports.jpg
http://jazzmando.com/new/assets_c/2013/03/JM6_frets-thumb-450x204-1884.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM6_frets.jpg)
Click for closeup
Asked about the funny, multi-stringed "instrument" on the right, he elaborates, "I have always hated throwing away my scrap wood, so as a side project in my "spare" time, I started making fishing nets and fly boxes a few months ago. Oddly enough, it seems to be turning into a side business. I started selling them mostly to my clients who know of or share my fly fishing habit, but more and more I am making them for other folks, too!"
http://jazzmando.com/new/assets_c/2013/03/JM5_front-thumb-220x294-1878.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM5_front.jpg) http://jazzmando.com/new/assets_c/2013/03/JM5_back-thumb-220x294-1880.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM5_back.jpg)
http://jazzmando.com/new/assets_c/2013/03/JM5_heel-thumb-220x294-1874.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM5_heel.jpg) http://jazzmando.com/new/assets_c/2013/03/JM6_body-thumb-220x294-1876.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM6_body.jpg)
Click images for closeup
http://jazzmando.com/new/assets_c/2013/03/JM6_back-thumb-425x318-1872.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/new/images/JM6_back.jpg)
We've throughly enjoyed our own signature Clark JM5. Read more about it here.
http://jazzmando.com/assets_c/2012/09/ClarkJM5_Picgrd-thumb-375x500-1631.jpg (http://jazzmando.com/clark_jm5_acoustic_electric_5-string_mandolin.shtml)
Builder website and purchase information: Clark Mandolins (http://clarkmandolins.com)
http://jazzmando.com/new/images/Austin_Ted.jpg.jpg
Austin Clark with site author, Ted Eschliman
More news... (http://jazzmando.com/new/archives/001994.shtml)
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=131&pictureid=1135 (http://www.jazzmando.com/)