It helps to remember what CITES stands for - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. That means that something that would be seized if sold internationally may still be sold within a...
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It helps to remember what CITES stands for - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. That means that something that would be seized if sold internationally may still be sold within a...
That's a very naughty thought
Anyone on here own Gibson A3 number 74336 ?
This item on eBay may be of interest to you https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303852706470?ul_noapp=true191408
One thing you have to watch out for if you do buy this is that typically, Portuguese mandolins have a much longer scale length than normal. Mine is 370mm (14.5 inches), but they can be longer. Use...
Tiny bowlback by Carlo Miroglio for sale on eBay UK
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224203066162?ul_noapp=true
The photo shows it with a normal size mandolin. It has a scale length of 7.75 inches...
Known to some as a 'Smurf hat' I believe
Coming up for auction in Bristol, England on 20th February is this oddity which looks like a bowl-back 12-string mandolin with a gourd for a bowl...
I once bought a very fancy bowlback with no maker's label. I couldn't believe that anyone would make such a fancy instrument and not put his label in it. Then when I removed the tailpiece to give the...
Absolutely.
Truss rods have more to do with action height on a guitar (which the OP is asking about) than on a mandolin, IMHO.
I don't think spruce grows in Italy very much. Traditionally, European spruce comes from the Carpathian mountains, well to the east and north of Italy. As I'm in Europe I use it all the time, though...
There will be others on here with more experience than me, but I have found that CF will never do the same job as a truss rod. You can't straighten a warped neck by gluing a CF rod into it. Even if...
Thanks Andrew - I'm glad someone noticed that!
Thanks Marty. Yes, it did take me a while to get used to that. At first I was just too close to the bridge, and it mattered. When I moved up to the soundhole it sounded OK across all the strings...
Thank you . . . I'm afraid I'm not a good enough player to do barre chords, but I suppose your finger would need to be roughly parallel to the frets. However if you're doing barre chords, you would...
You could always make another one, John ;)
I'd fix it up. I love that kind of job. Rescuing a venerable old mandolin from the brink of death. Doesn't need a new top, that one can be flattened. Wouldn't be worth paying a professional repairer...
Here is a better sound sample https://youtu.be/kOWVB7iu_sg
First of all I have to say this thing is a pig to hold. Maybe they all are. After five minutes I’m getting back pain from screwing myself...
I always feel suspicious when I see a photo of a bowlback with the bridge saddle removed from the bridge. Usually it was taken out to compensate for high action (a very common problem). The fact that...
It will take me a while to produce anything with this instrument which might be considered musical. When I have, I will post it on YouTube and put a link on here. In the meantime, here is a video of...
Here are some shots of the finished instrument:
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I am working on a sound sample . . .
Marking string slot positions on nut and bridge saddle. I am using the spacing given by Sunburst in Post#166 of his thread.
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I don't think this guy is stupid. He has 320,000 subscribers. This guitar restoration video has had over 900,000 views. One of his other videos (Antique Shovel Restoration) has had 4.9 million views....
Here's one that's ALL aluminium! http://www.mugwumps.com/Aluminum/AluminumMandolin.jpg
Ready for spraying. I'm not sure how long that will take as I'm trying a new finish
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Welcome Mike . . .
If you want to make carved style mandolins, I think you'll find that the wood sold for making violins is about the right size (not sure about the sides though). Touchstone...