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Thanks for the help guys. It's almost the same as locating the bridge on a (speaking very softly) b a n j o. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

Is there a standard location for a mandolin bridge?

I'll bet that it comes in an "A" style and you get the same sound for a lot less money. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

I don't read much on Brentrup mandolins and was curious, are they are still top shelf instruments. Is there still a waiting list and are they still high dollar? Curious, MAS is getting the best of...

Thinking of getting me a Collings MF mando and wanted honest opinions from this board. #The MF is the plain F model; I just can't afford all of the frills of a fully decked out MF5.

How is the...

What about the Brentrups? What does a used Brentrup F go for?

Definitely your imagination. Mark your map on Beaumont/Port Arthur. I'm a bluegrasser and am trying to learn the mandolin. Definitely a shortage of instructors down here in SE Texas. I know a couple...

Anyone know the prices for a basic F style Brentrup these days? How long a wait?

I purchased an 018T Martin on eBay a little over a year ago for $795. #It was a mid'90's model, mint, new condition. #Played it very little and eventually sold it on eBay lat last year for $1450, I...

My wife is OK with the bluegrass music I listen to and play along with. Has no problem with me playing my Martin guitar, Stelling banjo, and my Summit F5 and Gibson A9 mandolins. What she doesn't...

The fact that there is a 1/8"+ gap between the neck dovetail and the body block dovetail tells me that the machining was extremely sloppy. I may take a picture of the joint and email it to them.

I just received my 2nd Stew Mac A model kit that I envision to be the next Lloyd Loar model. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif Making sure that all the companents...

My dealings with First Quality Music go back to the late '70's during my former life as a banjo player and builder. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif #Bill Sullivan...

Well, other than my neck angle problem, my A model is "near" flawless. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif # Uh, by the way, what brand of wood putty do you all recommend?...

Thanks guys. I removed the fingerboard last night. Only damage was to the binding(from the heat). But that's not a problem. I can either re-bind or put in a new fingerboard.

The big job is the...

I used the Titebond glue.

How did I set the angle wrong? I honestly don't know. I thought I had it set correctly before glueing everything. I could have forced it into the dovetail a little more...

To Chuck's wife Gail:

Will you marry me for about 6 months to a year?

Just kidding. That is one fine looking mandolin. Great job!

Don't laugh - or I'll never post on this board again!

My Stew-Mac A model turned into a disaster. Last night I was looking forward to attaching the tailpiece, installing the nut, bridge, and...

Anyone have an easy way to rout the peghead of an A model Stew Mac kit? I want to put ivoroid binding on it, but according to the SM instruction video, Mcrostie uses some special 15 degree router...

No used one here, but you can buy it at www.dawgnet.com.

Hell, this is my first mando to build. I'm just hoping the top doesn't cave in! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Old Duco Cement, as in Made by E.I. DuPont old. I went ahead and used it anyway. Works just fine.

I'm about to do the binding work on my A model Stew Mac kit, and have been reading about the pros and cons of using the Stew Mac glue. I have an old tube of the original DUCO cement and was wondering...

In my former life, I built banjos. Some of these banjo inlays are quite detailed, and doing a hearts and flowers or RB4 pattern is a great deal of work. What I do is lightly glue(white) the inlays...

bullrun6, don't feel bad. I'm working on a Stew-Mac A style kit and ran into a similar problem when working on one of the F holes. Apparently I had carved the top a little too thin (I didn't have a...