This is a very good point. How many people lamenting the possibility of Gibson no longer making mandolins have bought a brand new Gibson mandolin? I too, bought vintage.
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This is a very good point. How many people lamenting the possibility of Gibson no longer making mandolins have bought a brand new Gibson mandolin? I too, bought vintage.
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If it's good enough for this guy...
I have a teens Gibson A-1 that has a wider nut than most modern mandolins. It felt huge when I first started playing it but feels very comfortable now. Only time I notice it now is on certain...
This is from their performance at the NC Folk Festival last year. The event was virtual due the pandemic (hence the empty stadium).
The full performance is here ...
I use canning jars as mentioned earlier. I just french polished a project with some that I mixed 6 months ago and it cured quickly with no problems at all.
Witching Hour is out today :mandosmiley:
Both, they are a manufacturer but also do direct sales online which is why they are cheaper than everyone else. https://dragonplate.com/ NFI
I second the Dragon Plate recommendation, though I do believe they have a minimum order required so you may want to stock up.
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How did yours turn out? I've been thinking of going this route considering the pricing of ibex planes. I've got some scrap purpleheart that is super hard and I think it would makes some great thumb...
That makes perfect sense.
Perhaps orienting the barrel nut vertically and chiseling a mortise rather than a circular hole would work? The nut would be prevented from spinning and the dovetail would retain much more material.
I love it
I wish more people realized this when they see hand-made instrument prices. Hand-made anything prices really...
So looking at these examples, the dovetail is not offset but rather the neck itself is asymmetrical?
Seems like a whole heck of a lot of work just to have a mandolin with a certain logo on the head-stock.
https://youtu.be/cnbiLyZZQGE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgL31mJlcgo
There seems to be an error with the first link I posted. Let me try this.
https://youtu.be/UgL31mJlcgo
I was searching for Phish mandolin covers and came across this gem by a Japanese player named Hiroki Dewa. I found it absolutely beautiful and it only has 89 views. ...
Thanks Gunnar, I listened to it as background music at work yesterday. Really enjoyed it, excellent musicianship as you said.
He also allows taping at his shows and almost every show is free on the audio archive.
https://archive.org/details/BillyStrings
Also, his albums are great but the live show is a whole nother...