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    Re: A 10 string variable scale story

    Interestingly I didn't notice anything with this one: my long scale cittern though, I did have to do some head scratching on the bridge compensation as potentially each string in the course needs...
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    Re: A 10 string variable scale story

    OK Part 3.... closing out the box...

    Back is 2.5mm rosewood and a lot less flexible than the top, so while it also has an induced arch in the same manner as the top, it's a lot less noticeable. ...
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    Michael Heiden build video

    A short video about Michael...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZEGIqETatM
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    A 10 string variable scale story

    OK folks here we go, this is a slightly unusual thread - it's not a "build thread" because the instrument is already built and off in it's new home, nor is it a "look what I made" thread, because I...
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    Re: New Blackwood and WRC 2-point mandolin

    Davy,

    Nice tailpiece. Looks good and easy to use. Don’t know why more luthiers don’t choose to use that type. Must be the Gibson influence.


    Regards,
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    Re: New Blackwood and WRC 2-point mandolin

    Davy, that’s a great looking mandolin. The Blackwood is really good looking wood. How is it for carving?
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    Re: New Blackwood and WRC 2-point mandolin

    Looks great! I like that tailpiece.
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    Re: New Blackwood and WRC 2-point mandolin

    That looks awesome!
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    Re: New Blackwood and WRC 2-point mandolin

    No, you posted in the right thread. Looks great!
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    Re: Flexibility

    For folks feeling left out of our thread derail, here is a link to a detailed discussion and description of my plate tuning jig:
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    A couple of new mandolins

    Off to the US next month for the Guild of American Luthiers convention in Tacoma WA. I will have a couple of new mandolins with me. The latest of the King Billy and Huon Pine oval hole mandolins, and...
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    Re: Fan fret tenor guitars (2022 thread)

    I make fan fretted tenor banjos, so I got a custom built fan fretted tenor guitar in carbon fibre. The scale lengths are 23” (E) to 24” (G). The ergonomics are such that it has a comparable stretch...
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    Re: New 2-point Octave Mandolin in Tawhai

    Nice work! I haven’t ever been south of the equator myself & it never occurred to me the perspective of the moon would be that different. I couldn’t ever see a face in the moon as a kid but, laying...
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    Re: less heavy tuners

    We can immobilize the mandolin, use a strap that sticks to our shirt, or otherwise keep the neck from dropping, but that doesn't adjust the balance of the instrument. It only overcomes the tendency...
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    Re: Steam bending ribs without a chamber...

    I don't know about violins, but it has certainly been well covered in the guitar world. Adding mass to the sides lowers the frequency of the main top mode and that can be used to advantage (or...
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    wenge and spruce Celtic mandolin

    A recent video featuring a Small Celtic F mandolin.


    http://youtu.be/zGv6c81QHfU

    Nigel
    www.nkforsterguitars.com
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    Re: I'm curious about a hide gluing method

    "Dry gluing" is common among violin makers as it will prevent staining wood with glue (any residual glue can cause ghosts under varnish). They don't seem to use steam but rather hot water applied...
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    Re: I'm curious about a hide gluing method

    Another variation: apply glue to both surfaces, then liberally apply reasonably dilute HHG to both to re-activate and clamp up.
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    Re: New 2-point Octave Mandolin in Tawhai

    Nice work Davy. That is a beautiful octave.
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    Re: I'm curious about a hide gluing method

    Steam can get "anywhere" when it comes to wood.
    I have not tried the technique, but it has been done successfully.
    A similar method (and to me, one that makes more sense) is to glue, dry and clamp...
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    A Special Guest at the Blue Note

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiCI6KEnh-M


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiijRNeFFxs
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    Re: What is the story behind the "scroll"

    I believe the precursor of the scroll on mandolins at least in the US appeared on German concert zithers. No doubt Orville wanted a certain look to his instruments. After his departure post-three...
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    Re: What is the story behind the "scroll"

    Orville was heavily influenced by Victorian times, though he was working somewhat later. Ornamentation was the order of the day, and his personal aesthetic led him to heavily ornament things; thus...
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    Re: Steam bending ribs without a chamber...

    Very interesting discussion.

    More than just the thick / thin rib concept, I believe the bigger issue is how you use that one aspect to couple the entire build together to make a very responsive...
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    Re: Steam bending ribs without a chamber...

    Yes, the rapid cooling is problem with thin stock at lower temps (slightly below boiling point) but if you apply the stock to heated iron for bending it will work and my tests samples suggest that it...
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