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I think today's mandolins do look pretty with all those sunbursts and stain but I really like the look of natural wood. I trust that bluewood binding was sustainably grown and harvested and no...

Nice.
Bill

Looks good, Lappy. Nice to see you back. I've missed your musical contributions.

Very cool!

In addition to the other comments I like the blue binding!

Nice job!

Jamie

Mating the bridge to the top will give you a much fuller tone. I scribe a line by laying a piece of 1/16" (or thinner) binding on the top abutting the bridge foot, then scribe a pencil line on the...

Very nice. And it's super special!

(Not sure if it's the lighting or not but in pic 5 it doesn't look like the bridge foot is making even contact with the top.)

I really like that binding. Fancy without being gaudy.

Lappy, that is very nice. How long did it take you to build?

Very very nice. The bag is super cool. I am a big avocate for the hard case.

That looks good. Very Nice.

nice!

I like it! How's she sound?

What I discerned from that was - Bob Dylan hasn't really listened to a lot of Blue Grass.

Not sure what you mean by "the nut". The flat bar stock part faces up towards the fingerboard, often with a shallow filler strip glued in over the top. I think a 2-way truss rod is a good idea. I've...

There is probably a number “somewhere” but, finding it might require disassembly to see the inside of the heel, BUT, that’s not always true either, it’s a Gibson after all and there are no absolutes...

The tuners would suggest post c.1923. Does it have a number anywhere?

Yes. Most likely mid to late 20's.

I have a file like counter sink that I use when drilling holes I don't want to split. I first use the counter sink to file a bevel on the hole larger than the drill bit I will be using (step drilling...

R.W. Durden was a mandolin and banjo-mandolin player who recorded in Atlanta in 1931, with two guitar players, calling themselves The Three Stripped Gears. Terry Zwigoff says of their playing, "...

Great tune, Lappy. One of my favorites.

Interesting fact about this tune: the earliest recorded version by the East Texas Serenaders was played in Eb. For some reasons this band loved the flat...

I loved it. Very nice song, nicely played!

Nice! I really like this tune and have been playing around with it myself. Erynn Marshall recorded it with The Haints Stringband on their Shout Monah Album.

The A part is similar to Washington’s...

You guys sound pretty good together :mandosmiley:

Nice - love the dual view! Thanks for posting.

I learned Shoes and Stockings from the Portland Collection CD.

Rob