Decided to change the strings on my old oval hole A model this afternoon.
I bought the instrument during the later 1990's, and it's been stable as a rock over the years.
But tonight, after I...
Decided to change the strings on my old oval hole A model this afternoon.
I bought the instrument during the later 1990's, and it's been stable as a rock over the years.
But tonight, after I...
I rather like the smaller frets on the old Gibson's. I have other mandolins with the more modern width frets, but don't find playing the old thin frets any problem. In fact my '22 A2 plays as easy as...
I purchased an amazing 1924 Gibson mandolin last year and had concerns that the neck would too different from the modern mandolins I had been playing, being accustomed to wide, radiused fretboards...
Yes, the Griffith Observatory inlay is a bit of a joke suggested by the owner of the mandolin. I gather that it is a well known landmark, but It's probably more recognizable to people from the...
One extra pound of gear and there's you goal! (Might be just about a six pack...)
AH!... a Wee Lassie! I build one in college from cypress... an awesome little boat to paddle! Mine floated the Chattahoochee many times and now sits on display in my mother in-law's art studio!
That is stunningly beautiful, Charley!
In other woodworking, reaction wood, especially limbs, is avoided as the anisotropy makes it unstable after milling. That is, the object may warp. On the other hand, using the whole naturally bent...
Will it be bowlback? :-)
Re reaction wood... In conifers, the reaction wood's cells have MUCH thicker cell walls and they contain different percentages of the main chemical constituents, I believe...
Getting close...
Trees have the capability to optimize the location of xylem cells in response to a load (wind, gravity, etc). For example, a branch growing off the main trunk has a constant load of gravity acting...
I learn so many cool things here.
Reaction wood (also called compression grain) comes from a stressed, off-balance tree. Often, a spruce tree will grow on a steep mountainside. Each year of the trees youth, it will lean a little down...
There is a modern school of classical guitar builders who use a balsa/carbonfiber lattice for soundboard bracing. The CF is top and bottom of the balsa making it like an I beam, rather than...
Nasty dust, difficult to glue. Other than that, the main thing is getting a wide enough brace to have enough surface at the glue joint for a good joint, while keeping the brace light in weight. ...
The 27.5g happens to be the lifting power of two ordinary helium balloons.
Thanks all! I don't like having the strap up around the headstock and am currently using a strap button. I have tried using a tone-guard which does help, but it still does the neck dive thing and I...
Hello foks.
I had some time while glue was heating/drying so I played with another idea about rib bending.
(see my older thread...
first session complete :)
Luthiers used to build their own thickness sanders quite a bit because commercial machines were prohibitively expensive. When the 16 - 32 and perhaps a couple of others hit the market at under $1000...
Condino flux capacitor back bracing
That is, of course, after the fact. I believe there is a glitch in the software for these forums that when you upload a photo from an iPhone (or maybe any phone) it will embed it sideways....
Beautiful!
Just completed a Celtic Mandola with a carved top and flat back.
The top is red spruce and the body is quilted cherry.
All the best on this one: Schaller tuners, James tailpiece, Silverangel...
Just hanging out in the shower :)198689198690