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I use EM2000 on Phoenix

Thanks for your questions.

I would not recommend EXP74CMs for the Jazz. The string slots are cut for 0.011 to 0.039, EXP74CMs are 0.0115 to 0.040, there is some wiggle room, but the strings may...

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Yes, Rolfe used Douglas Fir.

Not sure what else I can add to what already has been said. I will say that I set my string heights a the nut lower that Rolfe did. The radiused fingerboard helps alot with playability. I strive to...

Here is a recent article about the new CITES regulations.

https://reverb.com/news/new-cites-regulations-for-all-rosewood-species

Thanks, I'll get on that

Just wanted to post a note about Phoenix's new website.
www.phoenixmandolins.com
I'm mighty proud of it! Please go check it out.

I've been thinking of making a white face Phoenix for a while now...

They are older Grovers. Good luck finding any.

Check out the Acadia School of Traditional music on Mount Desert
http://acadiatradschool.com/

When I worked in a music store I would tell customers that I would charge them to put strings on, but I would teach them to do it themselves for free.

I agree, start with humidifying and raising the action on the treble side. There is no truss rod to adjust. Look down the neck from the nut, looking at the top of the fret edges, there should be no...

Henry Strobel's books are very good. Particularly Useful Measurements for Violin Makers and Violin Making: Step by Step

The points on the Phoenix stick up more than the mandolin in the photo of the dart case. I think the treble point might not fit unless the foam is quite squishy.


~Jenny

Frank De Haan
http://www.dehaanguitars.nl/

What about subsidies for poor up and coming Luthiers? Gotta keep you guys in mandolins for years to come.

Also, the internal pickup is wired to the tip of the jack, the magnetic is wired to the ring of the jack, so you can pull the Jack out part way and activate the other pick up, on a mono amp. But you...

Something similar, with the wheels mounted under the edge of the finger rest. Out of the way and not very visible, but still accessible.
It's still in the planning stages.

Morten,
Try talking to The Acoustic Music Co in Brighton, England.


I am trying to figure out a switch/volume knobs for the Jazz, to be mounted on the finger rest. I hope it will work out that...

Hi All, This is Jenny :)
First I would like to say Thank You for all your kind words.

Now onto strings...
The Neoclassical and the Jazz were both designed for Thomastik strings. Thomastik...

Rolfe! You just beat me to it!

Redwood and Cherry make a great combo. My favorite guitar is redwood and cherry. I've been told that the redwood tones down some of the out of hand overtones in the cherry, otherwise it would be too...