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This is my first F Octave Build. It's for a customer, but I'm going to have to build one for myself now. I love playing this thing.:mandosmiley:

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While at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion this weekend, we spied this very interesting mandolin. Look closer...closer...there.

I tried to find out a little more about it, but the folks at the...

For those who asked, and for those who didn't, here is a sound clip of my H5 Mandola played by Wes Carr.

https://soundcloud.com/user413518879/mandola-1001

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I decided to put an H5 Hybrid Mandola into my last build batch. Here are a few photos. It turned out great and the sound is awesome. I hope to get an order or two so I can build more of them. ...

Here are some that I've used.
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014 for a customer in Germany.

Here are a few shots of #14 just finished and shipped to the client. He's working on some sound clips for me. A big thanks to my wife for the photos.

Looks like there may be a bit of bow there. Might be time for a truss rod adjustment...
Agreeing with Jamie, there's always a good chance that you could have a bad string too.

Hey, Ron. Good catch on the trussrod covers. I have built two with carbon fiber rods. One I kept for myself. Seems to be working well.

Hello Gentlemen. Since I have become the general focus of this thread, through no fault of my own, I will chime in. I build mandolins. I build them from scratch. I start with wood that comes from...

Problem resolved.

Here are a few shots of my latest build, 006. This one shipped out to CT yesterday.

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Very Cool indeed.

I've been using Siminoff bridges on my custom builds. Just switched to Cumberland Acoustics for my current batch and put one on this weekend. Both are excellent bridges. I would recommend them...

Here are a few pictures of custom mandolin 003 delivered last week to my customer in Ohio.

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Nice little project, Sterling. I have a Rover at home that belongs to my guitar player's son. He dropped it and the neck came loose. I'm going to reset the neck for him and now that I've seen your...

Love the blue, Steve.