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GarY Nava
Apr-12-2013, 10:32am
I’ve just completed this English Walnut mando for a customer and it will be shipped off to him soon. I love this walnut; it’s such a good wood to work, looks brilliant once finished and makes a great sounding mandolin too. 3 out of 3 ain’t bad!
Here are some choice photos for you. Hope that you like it.;)
Chip Booth
Apr-12-2013, 10:37am
Fantastic!
Ron McMillan
Apr-12-2013, 10:40am
That is a work of art, Gary
dcoventry
Apr-12-2013, 10:41am
What's the wood on top?
billhay4
Apr-12-2013, 10:49am
Aw jeez, maple binding. Not easy to bring off.
Very nice work, Gary. Very nice.
Bill
GarY Nava
Apr-12-2013, 10:49am
What's the wood on top?
European Spruce.
wwwilkie
Apr-12-2013, 11:08am
Exquisite!
Steve Sorensen
Apr-12-2013, 11:28am
Love the hint of green with the natural woods. Very complimentary!
Steve
Gregory Tidwell
Apr-12-2013, 1:00pm
Thats beautiful. I like the gold frets.
JEStanek
Apr-12-2013, 1:59pm
Lovely. I'm sure it will be treasured.
Jamie
rb3868
Apr-12-2013, 2:05pm
that is an elegant beauty
Jake Wildwood
Apr-12-2013, 7:33pm
Walnut is my favorite under-used tonewood. Quartersawn oak is my next favorite... :)
yankees1
Apr-12-2013, 7:46pm
beautiful !!
Steve-o
Apr-12-2013, 7:58pm
Yes to all the superlatives. Bravo!
Jacob
Apr-12-2013, 10:03pm
Maple walnut. Tasty, indeed!
Ivan Kelsall
Apr-13-2013, 1:51am
Another beauty Gary. Walnut (especially 'burr') is my all time favourite wood & the back of that mandolin 'at least' rivals any Rosewood i've seen,as for the headstock veneer - wow !. I assume that the frets are EVO Gold - how do you find it to work with ?. My local luthier likes it but says it takes the edge off his cutters. I've got 2 meters of it ready for both of my mandolins when they need it,
Ivan
Shelagh Moore
Apr-13-2013, 4:00am
Lovely work as always Gary!
GarY Nava
Apr-13-2013, 9:19am
Another beauty Gary. Walnut (especially 'burr') is my all time favourite wood & the back of that mandolin 'at least' rivals any Rosewood i've seen,as for the headstock veneer - wow !. I assume that the frets are EVO Gold - how do you find it to work with ?. My local luthier likes it but says it takes the edge off his cutters. I've got 2 meters of it ready for both of my mandolins when they need it,
Ivan
Hi Ivan,
Thanks for the positive comments.
Yep, the frets are evo gold and without doubt it’s my favourite fret wire and I’m using it on all of my mandolins. I haven’t had any problems with it, although I do have the best wire cutters in the world! These Starrett ones from the 1890s!
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Cheers Gary
Pete Jenner
Apr-13-2013, 11:58am
That walnut peghead reminds me of my childhood in the old dart.
Ivan Kelsall
Apr-15-2013, 1:21am
Hi Gary - I see, you've been around since the 1890's then ?,
Ivan:grin:;)
amowry
Apr-15-2013, 9:32pm
Beautiful mandolin, and those Starrett cutters are very cool too!