It seems to me that people aren't telling you not to build it, they're just telling you to call it a bouzouki ;)
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It seems to me that people aren't telling you not to build it, they're just telling you to call it a bouzouki ;)
Wow, I have to say that thing is twisted! In a good way!
It's really nice to see someone pushing the boundaries like that. Sometimes it seems that most of the experimentation in the mando world...
Yeah, I have to agree with those who guessed it was a war time 0-18T. The thirties ones had banjo tuners for the most part, I believe. I have a 1940 0-18T, and it looks relatively similar, though...
Pretty sure pianos (even old ones) are made from laminate. Someone more expert than myself will almost surely chime in with more definitive advice, but I doubt you'll get much usable wood...
I've played some Breedloves that I preferred to a lot of more expensive mandos. I don't think you can go wrong there.
Isn't the idea that stiffer rims are less likely to absorb/divert energy from the top? If so, that makes sense to me on a purely logical level, though of course, logic and science are often pretty...
Very cool. Did you make/wind the pickups yourself, or did you buy them? If it's the latter, what are they? Congrats on a beautiful instrument.
Well my O-18T is seventy years old now, lacks a truss rod, and is still going strong. I think with only four strings, the truss rod is kind of unnecessary. Anyway, I would expect to see CF...
Cool. Thanks. :mandosmiley:
Very nice indeed. What's the scale length on the octave?
Those are all fair points to be sure, but I do think it is important to point out that Rigel and Parker were both production shops. When it comes to the former, I would say that it is probably pretty...
Looking forward to getting it. I do wish he would tour the US more. I was in Nova Scotia a few years back, and missed him there by something like a week...Er.
First of all, that plane is a work of art in itself. More importantly, that is some lovely binding. I really think wood bindings should become the norm instead of the exception...Much nicer than...
Canadian or not, Guinness Extra Stout is darn delicious. In fact, upon having the "Export" for the first time while overseas, I thought, 'this is good, but not as good as the extra stout.' I feel...
I tune down to slacken the strings if I am going to be traveling a long distance with an instrument, or if I am going to be shipping it. I have heard it's best not to have too much tension on the...
Flyde, Forster, Mowry, Brock, Shippey, Nyberg, and a handful of others...But your point is well taken.
I think one of the challenges (and joys) of CBOMs, is that there are a heck of a lot more variables than you find in most other instruments. Archtop vs flattop is only one of them. When you throw in...
Hmm, a fair point. But I don't think it's all about the amount of labor. Of course archtops take more time and material to build, but as you say, a few builders working in the "Celtic" tradition...
Ug, sorry for the long rambling post.
Well as you yourself pointed out, compared to most instruments, CBOMs don't really go up that high in $ value. You've made me very curious as to the maker of this "holy grail" CBOM. Someone correct...
I live in Baltimore, but I spent about eight years in DC. Unfortunately there is a bizarre dearth of luthiers in the Baltimore Washington area...Bizarre in that we have a very vibrant...
Sounds similar to Bela Fleck's project, "Throw Down Your Heart," in which he took the banjo back to Africa to play with its progenitors. He collaborated with some phenomenal musicians in a number of...
I have to say, I agree with Steve. If OM is what you are interested in, go with it.
Frankly I think the longer scale instruments are easier in a way than the mando. Or if not easier exactly, at...
Well it would seem I'm pretty much alone, but the F4 was the winner for me, followed by the snake. But then, I am kinda an oval guy. Thanks for this. It was very entertaining/edifying.
Everything you say is true, but those power tools can't learn from you, and carry on when you no longer can. Also, I can't think of many mandolin builders who have made as many instruments as some of...