New Mandolin
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, Nov-02-2015 at 6:39pm (5098 Views)
I've finally committed to buying The Mandolin, deposit cheque for £1500 going off in the morning. Scary given that's the most I'd ever paid for an instrument in the past (cello,& case). This one will come in at £4,000 and be pretty unique.
I decided against anything conventional or what others normally view as an ideal. It will be two point, 32mm wide nut with the courses offset towards the bass side to allow for my fat fingers. No truss rod, instead it will have a 3mm carbon fibre seam running through the neck. There will be no end pin etc. as it is being built specifically for how I play, with lightness and responsiveness being paramount, I'm having it optimised for use with light to medium strings.
Single piece curley maple back, neck and single piece sides finished in gunstock oil. Waverley tuners in satin silver with black buttons, and a matching engraved James tailpiece and black nut are the nearest it gets to having any bling. I'll outline the build as it progresses over the next nine months. Exciting times ahead.