This was 34 minutes well spent and I thought other folks might enjoy it if you haven't seen it already. Great harmonies, great picking by both gentlemen and it was cool to hear Andrew picking a few...
This was 34 minutes well spent and I thought other folks might enjoy it if you haven't seen it already. Great harmonies, great picking by both gentlemen and it was cool to hear Andrew picking a few...
I cannot judge the back of the instrument or the originality of the frets because of the lack of in-focus pictures.
The rest of the instrument appears to be in excellent original condition, except...
That's what I would do and was just going to suggest that. I love the looks of a fiddle top mandolin.
What if you kept the plates oversized and made these to have more of a violin construction appearance like a Campanella?
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I have Bellatrix, whom my kids have decided is a "bonsai panther". She comes out to the shop every 24 hours or so and patrols, just to make sure it's safe for me to be in here.
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And earlier...
It is a refreshing change to see this crowd getting so worked up over an A5 mandolin.
You could just use masking tape and paint a faux binding on it:) The econo guitars and mandolins of years past used painted on binding. I saw a Les Paul Studio recently that someone had scraped...
Y'all know I'm working my way through Graham McDonald's The Mandolin Project as I build my first. I glued up the (Flat) top today using the "traditional Spanish rope and wedges technique." I must say...
Here is my latest. Not an exact Griffith copy, as I have not seen the original. But more of a concept instrument of the possible existence of a second Loar signed A5.
Pic guard by Darryl Wolfe,...
Thanks Drew, I'm so glad you're enjoying the music! I didn't know about the Salty Suites cut of "Somewhere Far Away". I'll have to check that out! Have you heard Brad Folk's version? Nick Woods,...
I've been on the great pick adventure the last couple of years and I am sold on Blue Chip based on the quality and the outstanding customer service I've received. I've tried a number of others but...
Seconded - Spencer, I would definitely not put a router on that as a power source. If you can get it slow enough to not explode, you will not have any power left as Richard said. If you are tempted...
Starting my first build soon and it will be a flat top... so of course I need a DIY thickness sander!
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Here's the finished sapele back for my my next archtop.
Cheers Gary
It's a good project instrument for someone who is learning the craft and wants to keep it.
Bear in mind that with the filled areas re-done correctly and a good authentic varnish finish, it would...
I took the pledge a couple of years ago. My most recent trial:
I've always wanted a really nice ivory top A-3. One appeared at a store within driving distance a while back, and sat and sat. I...
Hi Hank!
I could come up with plenty of fairy dust and unicorn theories, but mainly I try to not overthink the process too much and let it happen. My mandolins already exist inside a nice piece of...
I've been pleasantly suffering through the quarantine enjoying a new mandolin: #164, the 4th in sequence from my favorite Brazilian rosewood log. 1989 Ted Davis red spruce, 1950s Brazilian rosewood...
I wouldn't laminate. It doesn't really matter which way you orient the grain. If you want to go to the trouble to look up the dimensional stability of your side wood, top wood and back wood and...
If you resaw and laminate, you avoid any issue here at all. That's what I would do.
Bill
Thought we could all use some soothing relaxing video to watch today.
The problem is not wood.
The problem is Bob Taylor insisting on consuming 130,000 guitars a year worth of wood.
Hopefully you were able to have yours removed before it ruptured. I was out on a Saturday bike ride with a group and started feeling bad. We usually went to a bakery or deli after the ride. I got off...
Hoping for a speedy recovery. That's one nightmare I don't want to have to go through right now.
Agreed! When my symptoms got bad, they got BAD. Really quickly. So, great move!
Best wishes for a smooth recovery.