Lovely! I would imagine it's got dulcet tones. You should be proud.
Lovely! I would imagine it's got dulcet tones. You should be proud.
If I understand correctly, the actual distance from the nut is 23/32" greater than the distance called for in the plans.
If that is so, you have the following choices:
1. Increase the...
I can’t read music and have no interest in learning. I’ve made a couple of attempts and to me it’s just not fun. I get that it would open up a whole world of music etc. Still not interested. I...
Here’s some pictures of my latest F5. It’s made with a 100 year old red spruce top, highly figured north-eastern maple. Very even balance across the strings and even up the neck. Thanks for looking!...
This is my #22 which became my main mandolin for about 17 years. I don't remember why but I was unhappy with the first sunburst attempt and sanded it back. I think I did that twice. I was convinced...
Sapele is sort-of-mahogany, and that means it might benefit from soaking in water, but 4 hours might be excessive. Over-wetting wood can lead to breaking.
We must learn how each wood we use...
So, according to Titebond's website, the code is still (as of 20 minutes ago on their website): AYMMDD...
A=American manufacture
Y=last number of the year (so in your case, 8=2018, presumably,...
Good job, that's what repair is all about, figure out what's wrong and fix it.
Hi folks, I try not to post shameless advertising here too often, but as it's been a few years... :)
Here are a few new completions I thought I'd share. I had two different sets of matching...
I got two different mandolins that were made by Saga that had the same binding gap from the factory. I'm sure the wood has moved I'm just not sure it happened because of the two times it was dropped.
There are a lot of variables here.....
If we take family and friends out of the equation and we are simply building a mandolin to sell, a good portion of the value will depend on the final...
In order to not embarrass her I snipped her name and email address. I did send her the ebook with a humorous note. 😇
A lot of people report wanting to have a solid base of tunes or skills before they play with others, or maybe that they just want to practice something more or have more variations they can rely on...
A fave, due to TRC.
This one of my just arrived Girouard oval A is my favorite:
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