I use Everclear 95%. I have a license from the State to procure industrial alcohol which avoids the sin tax. I like to work in an environment that's as non-toxic as possible.
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I use Everclear 95%. I have a license from the State to procure industrial alcohol which avoids the sin tax. I like to work in an environment that's as non-toxic as possible.
Jarrod Walker I believe.
I use hot hide glue (possibly used originally) but liquid hide glue would work for a label.
This one was in about the same condition as yours. As others have suggested I took it to a local jewelry store that had a full-time goldsmith. I showed him the mandolin and told him about its age...
I respect the manufacturers that have made the investment in this equipment and show the desire and dedication to make their instruments as good as they can be. However, I have had the opportunity...
Someone got a great deal. Good for them.
That looks pristine compared to some I've worked on:) The nails are likely from the original pickgaurd. Re-gluing the back is no problem, installing a nut and saddle, replacing some binding. From...
Could be, I meant no disrespect to Wes, great builder but we should treat the OP respectfully as well.
Well, first it's not going to make a good mandolin sound bad or a bad mandolin sound good. I believe they add a little compression to the top which evens out the strings a bit. Second, I hear a bit...
Wow, a very uninformed and flippant statement. The Loar era Virzi on my bench weighs 0.5 ounces. In my experience a mandolin with a Virzi can sound really great. YMMV.
Looks like they did incorporate pops1 suggestion. Here are the installation instructions.
http://kksound.com/pdf/mandolintwin-internal.pdf
I've made a few as have other modern builders. The neck profile varied over the years of Gibson production so you would need to pass along your preferences/specs of your F4 to your builder.
Here's one I installed in an old A4. It was easy because I already had the top off. Otherwise, sawing the back off is the way to go.
Perfect enough. I'm glad you had something that will work so well. Thank you.
That's a great find. I'm always looking. The nice thing about maple finish wood from Home Depot is that it should be well dried.
Thanks, email sent.
Thanks Vernon and Dale. This one will get an old L5'ish traditional burst and I'll try to let the figure show through as much as possible. I should have mentioned that only one side is sanded so it...
One thing all instrument builders have in common is an absolute appreciation for the wood we build with and we love finding, selecting, evaluating and working with it. I’m sure everyone has a few...
As Jim said, most Loar owners say the truss rod works very well and is very responsive in their Loar F5. I also believe that most of those mandolins have necks oriented on the slab making them a bit...
Glassweb, if you would have been here last night you could have asked him yourself. Call me.
I'm just finishing up an A5 mandolin and H3 mandola pair. Until now I've been building H5 style mandolas and this is my first "Loar A5" inspired mandola. It's always exciting to string up a new...
I couldn't agree more except to add what a warm, kind hearted person he is. Congrats Dawg.
While I have never met Darryl in person, through our shared interest in vintage Gibson mandolins we have communicated a lot and become good friends. Darryl has always been very generous and gracious...
Very, very cool John.