Whatever calls you! I personally just dove in and started learning from scratch, but I can see how it would be nice to get a kit with all the materials you need.
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Whatever calls you! I personally just dove in and started learning from scratch, but I can see how it would be nice to get a kit with all the materials you need.
Thanks everyone!
Thanks... guess I'll have to ditch the steam box idea.
Absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing!
"Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without." - Confucius
Hi everyone. I just finished building a steam box for my dad and I to use and decided to use the box for bending sides. There are some things that aren't quite clear to me though: What should the...
Ahhh I love Joseph Sobol's style:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0hHBGbRajw
Hahah love it... mandolin fiddle :))
Ahh they both sound wonderful though!
Nicely done!
Welcome to the Cafe and the wonderful world of mandolins!
Lovely!
I've heard that "traditional" tone is distinguished by a strong mid-range response. "Modern" instruments have a deeper low end and a fuller sound. That's just what I've heard, though.
A little mandolin makes everything better!:mandosmiley:
Hi all! Just got some building plans for an Irish bouzouki, but because I've never actually played or held one, I can't decide on the scale length. I think a neck that is too long would be hard for...
Emailed him, his response:
"Hi there--I'm not sure the name of that tune, it just popped into my head uninvited. What I played there was the beginning of the B part, if that helps any."
- Joseph
Got my strings! :mandosmiley:
Hi! Posted this somewhere else on the cafe but not many people go there, figured more people would see it here. I recently watched a really neat video on Finger-style cittern, by Joseph Sobol. There...
Hi! Just watched a really neat video on Finger-style cittern, by Joseph Sobol. Besides from being interesting, there is a part were he plays 4 seconds of a song which really caught my ear. He starts...
Signed up! :mandosmiley:
Graham,
Just out of curiosity, are the plans in your book full size? I'm ordering it tonight either way. Thanks.
- Nick
Also once I bend the top/back, the plates won't lay flat onto the sides. Do I simply sand the bottom edge flat?
Wouldn't the wood crack while bending it? Although I guess you really don't bend it that much. Thanks Tavy!
Hi all, would anyone mind explaining to me how an Induced arch works? I know that you use arched braces, but that's really all I know. Do you just soak the top and back boards and then glue and clamp...
Inklings, unfortunately I do not own a band saw. I do have a scroll saw though.
Hi! Are there any places I can buy mando sides? Not bent or anything, just strips. I ask this because I have absolutely no idea how to make side strips. I have looked at several build threads and...