Montana Lutherie

Originally Posted by Mary Weber

I was looking for something else and happened to see this thread...you are right that the picture on the Fern Mandocello page is the mando. Bruce made the prototype way back (before digital cameras) and we didn't make another until this last year we got TWO orders! However both of those were customized in some way (not standard) and we did not take a picture for the website. We should have anyway I think now, but they also seem to get out of the door before I can grab them for photos. They were

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Originally Posted by Mary Weber

Thanks, Scott- and thanks for sponsoring this. You guys are the best!

Originally Posted by Mary Weber

Might as well post them all!

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Originally Posted by Mary Weber

Here are the pictures that Dan, our photographer here in the shop, took before shipping:

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Originally Posted by merlopj

Sorry for the delay on pics folks. Obviously I've been more than busy since yesterday and have barely been able to put 2 hours of playing in yet. (Honey! set the DVR tonight, I've got other plans...) Anyway, here's a few snapshots of it that can't do it's beauty justice. This mandolin is just incredible and I love it more every note and chord I play. I'm going to post the full story and my first impressions later on when I get a few minutes, so enjoy these pics until then.

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Originally Posted by Mary Weber

OK- Paul's instrument shipped out Wednesday- thought we'd wait until he received it before posting pictures...hope he LOVES it.

He climbed up there during a tour awhile back- notice how he didn't disturb Bruce's mandolins? Good Dog!

Oliver is our Weber Dealer in Germany

Ed just got this instrument- also has an interesting comparison:
Jim Richter's Rock & Blues Mandolin Camp was fantastic! I learned tons, and got to meet and jam with many fine folks!

Boy, you were correct. My Hyalite D-hole OM sounded very different from the Big Sky f-hole OM. Both sounded VERY good, but I'd describe the Hyalite as sounding open, warm, and resonate, while the Big Sky sounded focused, 'ringing', and compressed. In several of the jams we were playing them ...