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Thanks for the quick replies. I hadn't considered neck angle or repairs.

I won't be trying to reinvent the wheel on my first build. Just like to understand why I'm doing something

Mike

Together at last (after some work on the little 'bro). '03 "Hawk" 3-course 'zouk by Stephen Owsley Smith and an early (circa '99) oval hole mandolin with 4 side ports by Allan Beardsell. Holidays...

Here's my number 17 in the white... in the red? It was pretty muddy, as I had made the body significantly deeper on this one. Adding a side sound port balanced it out. Still has some final sanding...

Now that Sid has his mandolin in hand, here are a few shots from the last few moments before she headed his way -

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Englemann spruce top, curly maple back and...

There's two different things we're talking about here. One is timing/rhythm and the other is song structure. Example - there's a great old guy in our jams who just has no sense of rhythm. He...

Allen's explanation is extremely good. One of the problems with music theory – as it's taught, at least – is that people can get really hung up on trying to make actual music fit to theoretical...

For Maggie Cameron, this may work
http://www.folktunefinder.com/tune/17600/

Otherwise search for the tune name at folktunefinder.com, and look for the first version that shows pipe ornamentation....

Ok, so the mandolin bridge has been redesigned so many times. Here's my take.

I appreciated Dr. Dave Cohen's idea of using a hex wrench for adjustability..Thumbwheels really need to have some of...

A Red Henry-style Maple bridge should pop out the treble.

Thanks a lot Robert- that is very helpful information!

And thanks clicker for the opinion- it is helping guide my process- I realize I wasn't very clear about what I'm after.

The concert...

I went through several types of trussrods until I finally decided what Gibson did first was what's best. It's another discussion as to whether that's true or not but this is about how I go about...

From between 1 and 2 minute marks.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKJjpE2infY

Well I thought hat I would drop a quick photo. It's not done yet. Needs more sanding and scraping of the binding and a bit of touch up on the binding joint but I'm fairly happy with my first attempt...

I got my first mando last week and haven't been able to put it down. I've played guitar for years and have always wanted to try my hand at mando so I've been really excited to finally get the chance...

Interesting thread. I was the winning bidder. I wasn't looking for a mandolin to buy. Just browsing mandolins on auction. The seller referenced a Cafe thread in his ad. I made the $150 bid assuming...

I use Jescar's (and everyone else's) own catalog numbers, which are also linked on that page directly. For some reason Luthier's Mercantile renames it. They don't make that many different EVO wires....

Here's what I'm using whenever I can for nontraditional wire- the EVO gold LMI sells. Plays like a dream, not much harder to install and dress than normal nickel/silver, but is very wear resistant. ...

Anything soft will soak up sound...... blankets hung about 3" away from the walls would be an inexpensive solution.....

I'm in the small block of felt camp. I have straightened pickguards using two piece of heavy flat glass with some extra weight (like big books) on it. I sandwiched the pickguard between the glass,...

Pure hokum, IMO. There are a hundred violin makers today making violins every bit as good as those the old Cremona makers produced. The only secret to Stradvari's violins is that he used good wood...

Blackheathen,

You are working in Adobe Illustrator, no? Why not let the computer calculate the area of the sound ports for you?

Using the free PathArea filter is probably your best bet. Not...

"My thoughts are that the area of the porting should be proportional to tha actual air volume of the body. -"

Not linearly. I've already pointed out that there is a simple formula for the...

Hi gang, thanks for the kudos. For any who have asked recently, I am traveling right now and gmail on the iPad doesn't let me send my "canned response" with the ebook link. I will reply to you by...

Transverse-braced prototype top, and a pile of backs and tops for 5 more. Birdseye "rock" maple, ribbon mahogany, and bubinga.
This is the first true oval hole I have done.... the graduations are so...

Btw, referring to the original post in this thread, tuning a free plate to a particular frequency has little or no effect on what the plate does in the assembled instrument, except by accident or...