I have met Phil for last time in 2008 in Union Grove NC we keep in touch via this forum sometimes , I'm so sad for that , he was a so nice person . He was with his Wayne's mandolin on the photo...
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I have met Phil for last time in 2008 in Union Grove NC we keep in touch via this forum sometimes , I'm so sad for that , he was a so nice person . He was with his Wayne's mandolin on the photo...
Last construction of the year
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I had never noticed that .
Always good to know
Thanks
Hello mikeyb2
you could ask to Bernard Michaud from France , he have a lot of material
his website in english version is :https://www.bois-lutherie.com/bois_english.html
and the price are here (...
Super design , love it , congratulations
Actually on the bench , a travel training mando
sides are removable for going in a little bag , it goes with a shadow undersaddle piezo pickup , a guitar amplifier and a 9 volts battery
tuners are...
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My last built it's a tenor 8 strings tuned dD gG BB ee
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and the sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZDJ6dUFbio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz60cX5BsKk
it's D G b e , like a 12 strings guitar without the 2 couples of bass strings
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Hello all
my project is done , here is some pics of this new one
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Hi Philphool , nice idea you have had here , in fact Sebo lives at just 40 kms from my home , in other words he is my neighbour .
we met yesterday morning for the first time , and probably not the...
some more pictures
LinuxCNC screen during carving compound radius
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and the machine working
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freecad 3D top
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2 years ago I decide to build my own CNC
I start from scratch , in fact I use an old door which come from an old telephone cabin like this one
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I cut this door in 2 parts , one part became...
Hi Adrian
The strings are attached on a block of wood , himself attached to the jig , not to the side of the instrument
the block of wood is high enough to simulate the real angle of the strings ...
I build one jig recently for an instrument I discover (octave mandolin first build ) , as others here , not sure it's an help , but here is the model :
it works without back installed , the strings...
Hi Philphool , nice to see you have a think for me , I miss all the good persons in your area ,
I'm always in the building , but I've not updated my website since a very long time , to much to do ....
Please make the next one Huppe shaped! :-)
haha cool Marty :)
La huppe is always at home .
Fox
the actual is an octave , so I tuned it GDAE , but I use strong gauge 0.15 .025 .035 .052 ,...
Hi all
I've recently finished an octave mandolin 22" scale tuned GDAE see photos below
and the new project I have to do is to build the same instrument , but turn it as a tenor guitar with double...
Thanks Marty , but the images I"ve send are just examples of what is possible to do with Freecad
I'm conscient that it's impossible to cut in perfect conditions with a small cutter , but thanks to ...
Thanks Marty , I will take some pics as soon as the machine will really work .
HI all
I'm also on the way to build with CNC.
I've start from ground 0 , because I've built myself my machine , 700mm for X , 600 mm for Y and 200mm for Z.
I've bought motor and ball screws and...
Hi , very nice to see that the mando is working fine , I'm proud to see a young player on stage with that mando
Jean lacote ( happy builder ;);) )
Nautilus is simply "nautile" in french
http://www.samizdat.qc.ca/cosmos/origines/lune/nautile.htm
I have that big and old fossil at home, this may be what inspired me unconsciously
Jean
Hi all , thanks for the replies
first , I'm sorry for having use the same name "Nautilus" as Marty Jacobson does , in fact the side construction I've made look like the sea shell , that only why....