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Regarding sustain and body motions: Notes which are close in frequency to the peak frequencies of body modes have noticeably shorter characteristic times, while notes which are not close to body...

What I have observed is (a) good volume, (b) strong attack, i.e., what players sometimes describe as "pop", and (c) good balance (as in bass/treble balance). Note that I specifically referred to...

Suggestion #1: To quote King Arthur and his knights from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "Run away!!"

Suggestion #2: If you're not ready to run away, fill the channel with the stiffest piece of...

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i'm a bass player, and my bass was made by ed in 2020.

I was so in love with my bass i ordered a flat top mandolin from him. i'm not claiming to be much of a mandolin player, but i love this...

Just to clear up some botanical confusion, Port Orford cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) and Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) are not in the same genus, but are in the same conifer family...

I like this "torture rack" design. I've been luck to get realignment on some examples with cauls and clamps but it can be challenging with round or oblong objects. I like John's idea of "splitting...

If you see any signs of white glue, or heaven help us CA, "just say no."

As is apparent from many of the builder posts on this string, we seem to be detail-obsessed personalities ... in the best way!

I guess that is why I am so tickled by the little V5 logo detail on...

Just because I haven't posted anything here for a while, here's one of the things I'm working on.
The mahogany that this neck blank is made from is not wide enough for a peghead. This guitar is to...

A nice shot of a new inlay for the V5 that I am prepping for finishing --

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Steve

Gibson's trademarks are not really the "issue" with lots of people, it is the companies' heavy handed tactics related to such.
C F Martin has trademarks too. The "rectangular" peghead being one of...

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I am a young builder.......but a very respected building mentor told me once if you want the best pieces to use for tone bars, you cant just cut a couple out of one piece of wood or only order 2. To...

The nice thing about hot hide glue is that you can control the strength of the bond depending on the amount of water you use when mixing it.
Looking good James!

Carter's used to be the greatest music store in the world. Probably still is, but it ain't quite what it used to be. The first time I went, the sales guy left me alone playing a Loar in a room full...

Usually the ones that ain't for sale!:))

Here is a Bayard 26 inch based on the 24 Loar K5, really nice tone on this
I'll admit 26 inches scares me a little

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I’ve only played 1 Loar, and it had a very lovely sound. Of affordable instruments, there’s a Duff and a Sullivan I lust for, although neither are for sale. I’ve played several very nice mandolins...

All that may be true, but why not use the best stuff you can find now?
Bill

The grading stamp has 'SPF' (spruce-pine-fir), which groups western species of similar strength. The spruce is Engelmann, the pine is lodgepole or other similar western pines, and the fir is white...

THe longitudinal (aka parallel) modulus does indeed follow density. However, the cross-grain (aka perpendicular) modulus can be all over the map, and for a variety of reasons. Per Graham...

Why not use an A/B switch and a line splitter?

My recommendation would be to go ahead and set up your mixer and one or more PA speaker and set up a GoPro or other recording method to actually hear what it sounds like out at audience position. I...

Tony is a fantastic picker and everyone should look up Jerry’s mandolin album on YouTube. Jerry is a great picker.
The Murphy brothers played a lot in NC where I’m from. I love this story.
Harry...