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  1. Thread: Wood ID

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    Re: Wood ID

    It helps to remember what CITES stands for - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. That means that something that would be seized if sold internationally may still be sold within a...
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    Re: Gibson A3 number 74336

    That's a very naughty thought
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    Gibson A3 number 74336

    Anyone on here own Gibson A3 number 74336 ?

    This item on eBay may be of interest to you https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303852706470?ul_noapp=true191408
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    Re: What is this amazing-looking instrument?

    One thing you have to watch out for if you do buy this is that typically, Portuguese mandolins have a much longer scale length than normal. Mine is 370mm (14.5 inches), but they can be longer. Use...
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    Minuscule mandolin on eBay UK

    Tiny bowlback by Carlo Miroglio for sale on eBay UK
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224203066162?ul_noapp=true

    The photo shows it with a normal size mandolin. It has a scale length of 7.75 inches...
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    Re: Pretty odd, not so pretty

    Known to some as a 'Smurf hat' I believe
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    Gourd-backed mandolin

    Coming up for auction in Bristol, England on 20th February is this oddity which looks like a bowl-back 12-string mandolin with a gourd for a bowl...
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    Re: Curious Mandolin

    I once bought a very fancy bowlback with no maker's label. I couldn't believe that anyone would make such a fancy instrument and not put his label in it. Then when I removed the tailpiece to give the...
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    Re: Another carbon fiber question

    Absolutely.



    Truss rods have more to do with action height on a guitar (which the OP is asking about) than on a mandolin, IMHO.
  10. Thread: italian spruce

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    Re: italian spruce

    I don't think spruce grows in Italy very much. Traditionally, European spruce comes from the Carpathian mountains, well to the east and north of Italy. As I'm in Europe I use it all the time, though...
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    Re: Another carbon fiber question

    There will be others on here with more experience than me, but I have found that CF will never do the same job as a truss rod. You can't straighten a warped neck by gluing a CF rod into it. Even if...
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    Re: Fan-fret mandocello build

    Thanks Andrew - I'm glad someone noticed that!
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    Re: Fan-fret mandocello build

    Thanks Marty. Yes, it did take me a while to get used to that. At first I was just too close to the bridge, and it mattered. When I moved up to the soundhole it sounded OK across all the strings...
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    Re: Fan-fret mandocello build

    Thank you . . . I'm afraid I'm not a good enough player to do barre chords, but I suppose your finger would need to be roughly parallel to the frets. However if you're doing barre chords, you would...
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    Re: Fan-fret mandocello build

    You could always make another one, John ;)
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    Re: Is this old Washburn worth restoring?

    I'd fix it up. I love that kind of job. Rescuing a venerable old mandolin from the brink of death. Doesn't need a new top, that one can be flattened. Wouldn't be worth paying a professional repairer...
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    Re: Fan-fret mandocello build

    Here is a better sound sample https://youtu.be/kOWVB7iu_sg

    First of all I have to say this thing is a pig to hold. Maybe they all are. After five minutes I’m getting back pain from screwing myself...
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    Re: very old mandolin

    I always feel suspicious when I see a photo of a bowlback with the bridge saddle removed from the bridge. Usually it was taken out to compensate for high action (a very common problem). The fact that...
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    Re: Fan-fret mandocello build

    It will take me a while to produce anything with this instrument which might be considered musical. When I have, I will post it on YouTube and put a link on here. In the meantime, here is a video of...
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    Re: Fan-fret mandocello build

    Here are some shots of the finished instrument:
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    I am working on a sound sample . . .
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    Re: Fan-fret mandocello build

    Marking string slot positions on nut and bridge saddle. I am using the spacing given by Sunburst in Post#166 of his thread.
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  22. Re: "New techniques" for instrument restoration (NMC)

    I don't think this guy is stupid. He has 320,000 subscribers. This guitar restoration video has had over 900,000 views. One of his other videos (Antique Shovel Restoration) has had 4.9 million views....
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    Re: Metal-Clad Fretboard

    Here's one that's ALL aluminium! http://www.mugwumps.com/Aluminum/AluminumMandolin.jpg
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    Re: Fan-fret mandocello build

    Ready for spraying. I'm not sure how long that will take as I'm trying a new finish
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    Re: Hi from a newbie.

    Welcome Mike . . .

    If you want to make carved style mandolins, I think you'll find that the wood sold for making violins is about the right size (not sure about the sides though). Touchstone...
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