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Hi,
I got tipped that this community would perhaps have some interest in this instrument.

This is a custom made mandolin made by Harald Hougaard of Norway. It is a normal scale mandolin tuned as...

It's even farther away from me or I would say "stay away from it! It's trouble!" and then go buy it myself. (I could use another bandsaw about that size.)
Since I'm so far away, I'd say grab it! At...

love it... 50 million hits after 1 day and counting.

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Wanted to correct this last post.... There was a personal issue with the previous high bidder, and it was best to relieve him of his commitment. So, currently, the bid on this great mando, custom...

Jon was a great guitarist and a dear friend. We met in the early 60s when he was the prevailing flat-picking wunderkind of the NYC bluegrass scene. He truly brought the funk/rhythm & blues into my...

I'm sorry to report the passing of Jon Sholle. Around here, he may be best known as a member of the David Grisman Quintet in the 1980s. I was working at Rounder Records when his album Catfish For...

I did some research on the internet; (if it's on the internet, it has to be true, right?) Here is the story that I came up with on a Gibson acoustic message board:

"According to several former...

As stated above, American made Breedloves had the bolt on butt joint. I used to have one and it seemed perfectly fitted. There was no lacquer over the joint so there would have been no cracking. If...

Both Weber & Summit mandolins have a 'bolt on neck' (sort of). The bolts are used to correctly adjust the neck angle prior to gluing.
So they're not a true 'bolt on' neck,which to me implies NO glue...

As Graham correctly points out this is a real pain for f-hole mandolins. I have done this for oval hole mandolins and there it works much better.

There is a significant "gotcha" compared to...

Breedlove mandolins are done this way.

I can't think of any significant pros, a dovetail is not all that difficult. Is quite a different story for guitars, and looks like this guy is a guitar maker. It is rare for a mandolin to need a...

Hi Don,

I live in southern NM and watch the humidity issue constantly (sometimes single digits). As said by Yankees1 you really need to run a humidifier 24/7. A small room even better and crank...

And that is the nice thing of forums like this one, a wealth of experience available. Yes there is knowing how much to give and take with the tools and wood, you are only going to get that by working...

OK, I am new here and don't want to annoy people right out of the gate, just looking through the Build and Repair section for build threads. I thought I would read this one as I did something similar...

This is an old post. Still interested? He's in Belgrade, MT. and owns the Zeta violin company now. He also makes parts for many of the American builders. "made in USA".

Saw his shop in 2016.

Keep in mind that you can "initialize" the bottom of most planes. If I am understanding your question correctly, this procedure below should work for you. You'll just need some grits of sandpaper,...

Around the year 2000 I was looking to upgrade my instrument. I scanned the MC Classifieds and came across Jim Rowland selling his handmade mandolins. The price was very reasonable. I gave him a call...

I've used my trusty medium sized bowie knife quite often for initial neck shaping and even trimming back overhang when the maple was not too cooperative... Works pretty well but can do quite a damage...

If you are going to check the flatness as described by HoGo, you should do it with the blade in the plane (of course you set the blade so it doesn't project below the sole). Although it seems...

I've been using a slightly rusty Buhl #7 plane (Buhl bought Stanley castings and set them up with better irons) with excellent results for years. I found it way in the back of a junk shop, covered...

Pitted is no problem at all if it's not severe rusted areas but just isolated dots.
Perfectly flat is not required but if you lay machinist straigthedge (preferrably as long as the wood jointed)...

Yes, as evidenced by many subtle things, including that he has all his fingers.

Here's how you do it --


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDQg6qFjjy0

Steve

I just received a pick and a new set of strings from Dennis Vance at THE MANDOLIN STORE. He had some type of “contest” on facebook, and it looks like I was a winner! I can’t tell you how much this...