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Thank you to the OP and everyone in this thread for bringing this topic to the forefront of my awareness. And the book recommendation - I just bought my copy :)

Cool. Thank you sblock!

Anybody know how I could see that original Gibson non-adjustable design, its specs, or a replica?

Super cool thread!

I find it particularly interesting how little difference is noted from...

Why do you say it has nothing to do with moving the top? Are you intimating that the sound mostly goes through the posts, resonates the back of the violin, which shoots it back upward at the top? Or...

My gf salutes you for this comment.

She trolls me with the kazoo while I'm trying to practice. She's pretty good at it, actually.

Nope, but Canon in D will open many a window, I imagine ;)

I had a French teacher say the mandolin was for romance. I was like, not violin? But she was adamant that it was the mandolin and nothing else. Something about woo'ing ladies outside their windows or...

You know what would be cool?

Playing one of those instruments. I highly doubt they're all that special except for the fact they're fairly old...but I'd like to see for myself ;)

The violin thing was what I was going for. In my estimation there's some function there that's not really applied to most current mandolin bridges. Perhaps with good reason, but worth trying in my...

Thank you for the responses everyone, my quest advances ;)

Fixed, thank you!

I can't seem to find any non-adjustable mandolin bridges (as in, without the thumbscrews/metal posts) for sale. My current bridge is practically held together with spit, duct-tape, and hope :grin:....

That is a truly gorgeous bit of wood there. I look forward to hearing it once it takes shape - I really dig octaves. Though, to my ears, it seems like most of them get too pouty for their own good,...

Good to know, thank you. Well, disappointing really, but useful.

I've heard before that it's quite difficult to bow well - it certainly makes it seem daunting, having never picked up a bow (or an...

Contact Dr. Cohen, and win the lottery, not necessarily in that order ;)

Thanks for the name though! He apparently published some papers on the acoustical properties of mandolins, so I'll have to...

Cool. Thank you for your responses everyone. I think I'm going to have to make friends with an adventurous luthier :)

Hello everyone! I wanted to thank you all for these forums and the things I've learned here so far - there are some wise people here, please forgive me for not remembering your names.

But I've got...