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    http://cgi.ebay.com/Double-....iewItem...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Double-....iewItem

    Whatever a mandelon is it sure ain't pretty.
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    http://cgi.ebay.com/Double-....iewItem...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Double-....iewItem

    Whatever a mandelon is it sure ain't pretty.
  3. Thread: Mando Bass

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    It's a lot like a bass guitar - four strings,...

    It's a lot like a bass guitar - four strings, tuned EADG, flat fretted fingerboard - but closer in size to a double bass.
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    Tho is the pigmando guy but I think he may stick...

    Tho is the pigmando guy but I think he may stick to doublenecks from now on - his previous one (a mando/tenor guitar with a weird body shape and a BIG knot in the middle of its pine body) went for...
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    Tho is the pigmando guy but I think he may stick...

    Tho is the pigmando guy but I think he may stick to doublenecks from now on - his previous one (a mando/tenor guitar with a weird body shape and a BIG knot in the middle of its pine body) went for...
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    Thanks, Martin! I was planning on spending a...

    Thanks, Martin! I was planning on spending a little time figuring out how to make this ABC stuff work but you've saved me the trouble. Much appreciated!

    Now someone post a good variation, please.
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    An American bowlback for the double-soundboard...

    An American bowlback for the double-soundboard fans:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....me=WDVW

    Will need restoration, though.
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    Part 3... with some real dreadful guitar chords...

    Part 3... with some real dreadful guitar chords near the end!
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    Part 2...

    Part 2...
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    Well, I tried. The basic idea was to use "scary"...

    Well, I tried. The basic idea was to use "scary" intervals as much as possible - minor seconds, tritones, a few minor thirds. It's terrible but I had fun. Maybe this will encourage some more of us...
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    I've got mine sketched out. It's really horrible...

    I've got mine sketched out. It's really horrible with lots of nasty chromaticism! I'll try to settle the details and post at least a handwritten version in a few days.
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    Is this Tho X. Bui? Whatever it is, it'd well...

    Is this Tho X. Bui? Whatever it is, it'd well worth the opening bid.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....63&rd=1
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    Is this Tho X. Bui? Whatever it is, it'd well...

    Is this Tho X. Bui? Whatever it is, it'd well worth the opening bid.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....63&rd=1
  14. Thread: Fado?

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    Yeah, great stuff. I've always thought that...

    Yeah, great stuff. I've always thought that e-mando solos heavily influenced by fado vocals would be a great idea. You'd have to be really good to pull that kind of thing off on an acoustic 8-string...
  15. Thread: Selmer-style OM

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    Indeed! I play lefty and am entirely too fond of...

    Indeed! I play lefty and am entirely too fond of five-course instruments and multiple necks!

    Oh, and I want to know more about that Sicilian trio, too. Another thing I like is excessive bass...
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    Here's a liuto... looks like a student model but...

    Here's a liuto... looks like a student model but the seller doesn't appear to quite know what it is and the reserve may be low.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....me=WDVW
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    I doubt an Eko is worth this kind of money but...

    I doubt an Eko is worth this kind of money but gotta love the "buttcrack" body shape.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....me=WDVW
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    I doubt an Eko is worth this kind of money but...

    I doubt an Eko is worth this kind of money but gotta love the "buttcrack" body shape.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....me=WDVW
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    Sounds like you need lower-tension strings with a...

    Sounds like you need lower-tension strings with a smooth finish. I haven't tried all that many string sets, though, so maybe somebody else can give you a few specific recommendations. Or you could...
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    Phogg, try looking for photos of Abraham...

    Phogg, try looking for photos of Abraham Prescott's basses. He built some really huge monsters with 48" scale length - most have been modified to make them playable but the bodies are still...
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    I used to play all sorts of instruments including...

    I used to play all sorts of instruments including mandolin, now I play double bass 98% of the time and electric bass 2%. But I have an electric bass tuned in fifths (an octave below mandocello) so...
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    Just to throw in two more bits of information:...

    Just to throw in two more bits of information: even the largest double basses are theoretically "undersized" compared to the proportions of the violin or violoncello. But they work. Violas are...
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    1/4 size double basses exist, have a scale length...

    1/4 size double basses exist, have a scale length of about 35" and work well enough for folk jams even if they're plywood. You could base your design on that - just make the fingerboard flat and...
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    Wow... anyone care to take guess what it will...

    Wow... anyone care to take guess what it will actually go for?
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    Wow... anyone care to take guess what it will...

    Wow... anyone care to take guess what it will actually go for?
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