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Looks like John Bernunzio got at least 100 of them...

https://bernunzio.com/johns-corner-archive/02-03-2020/#:~:text=Many%20of%20Reubens'%20minstrel%2Dera,of%20Musical%20Instruments%20in%20Japan....

There is this one in the Cafe classifieds.

https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/165691#165691

NFI

+1 for the Gibson snakehead mandolin. Nice slim necks and wonderful oval hole tone.

It was the one a Ms Polly Huff posted pic's of in this thread in October 2020...

https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/58626-An-evening-with-the-Martin-harp-mandolin

Just wondering what...

If you are not set on building an F-5, I would also recommend Graham McDonalds book "The Mandolin Project"...

https://www.amazon.com/Mandolin-Project-Workshop-Building-Mandolins/dp/0980476208
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This morning I saw a 1890's Martin "harp"mandolin in the classifieds and now it is gone.

Did some one here grab it?

Let us know how you like it when you get it! :)

I scooped up that Northfield. It was just so dang pretty.[/QUOTE]

What one did you get? The one from Northfield?

There is one in the classifieds at the moment....

https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/166697#166697

And as far as bang for the buck goes this Econo A from Silverangel is really hard to beat for a...

Sorry, did not mean to hijack the thread! Just buy an Eastman 315 and enjoy the start of the journey.

Looks like a one piece back to me. Lucky you!

Here is one I made awhile back.....

Sounds great, I still have it.

Joshua Bell played a corner less Stradivarius violin early in his career.

Sue, maybe your next batch of "pillow catnip bags" can be Vulcan harps. ;)

BTW love the L&H style ones in the classifieds at the moment!

JB I am surprised that you are not hip to Tim O'Brian! He was a founding member of Hot Rise and famously played (and still does) a black faced Nugget A-5 mandolin. He was a standout in the bluegrass...

Don't rule out old National tenors either.

Quite a number of orchestra players seem to favor the Lyon and Healy mandolins from the 20's.

For tuners, a lot of builders are using Rubner tuners...

https://www.rubnertuners.com/mandolin-machines

Not yet but I am tempted to chalk fit the keel! :grin:

Put the "whiskey plank" on this "Shellback Skiff" last Wednesday. This will be the sailing version.

If you are looking at older tenors, Harmony, Stella and Silvertone tenors will all most likely be ladder braced. A lot of them will need neck resets and some will have solid tops. The tone can be...

Well my Apollo picks finally arrived and I am very pleased. Both are 1.4 "F" shape with a right hand bevel. One is "spiral" casein (easily the most beautiful pick I have ever owned) the other is...

From the pictures it looks like the back could be spruce (inside label pic) and then veneered with rose wood?

In the classifieds.....

https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/166902#166902

Beautiful!

NFI

I think it sounds better open stringed but to tell the truth I tend not to play it if I can help it.

That said here is a refreshing version from a Mandolin Monday session where both approaches are...