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Very cool. I have no idea how you would make that happen, but I really enjoyed it.

And thanks to Scott for preserving this resource.

You need to know both to be really proficient. The note names/locations are absolute while the patterns are relative, ie, the intervals. But I find my pattern facility varies with the finger and...

The chart, easily findable with Google, shows the relationship between chords. There are several online sources to explain the info represented by that chart.

You don't need to learn all of the...

A used A style is the place to look.

When I had my 2 point made, I measured the width and depth of my favorite neck at 3 points and used a profile gage at those same 3 places to provide the necessary info for the builder. Perfect match...

Nope. They get in the way when you pick. Even Loar knew that:)

Did Batson D. Belfrey play mandolin?

No, I'm usually short one:)

But it is on order:mandosmiley:

The first guitar Arthur Overholzer built won an international competition. You can certainly bring a lot to your first instrument.

Hi Tom. Didn’t know you played mandocello.

Nice of you to join us.:)

A search of ladder bracing on this site through Google doesn’t return much. The little bit it does return is about guitars and flat top mandolins.

I get the value of the removable back jig and...

Michael and Nathan Livers played a blazing duet a couple of years ago at the Stevenson Wa festival. I was surprised the instruments didn’t burst in flame:)

When I sing the melody, the 'once' note and the note before it is D. In the first strike its the fifth the G chord, but the second strike its the root of the V chord, ie, the D chord. So to me, the...

Yes. Could maybe make the long braces smaller, thinner not shorter.

Edit: just noticed in the ‘recurve too thin’ thread has a comment about a European builder who uses cross bracing. Hmmm....

So, if braces act as beams, it seems they should run perpendicular to the grain of the top, and probably under the bridge, to provide additional top stiffness by shortening the length of the...

That hits the mark:)

Find a set of plans, oval or f hole, and follow them. There are many explanations of bracing or ‘tone bar’ specifications, some based on history, some on scientific understanding.

1. A wider nut, typically to 1 3/16, adds about 60/1000 in width, split between the the 3 string groups. Some people find greater ease of playing, some find it too wide.
2. Flat v radius board is...

From my own experience, you might be a while at that:)

It wasn't too far from Allen and Elmwood, back in my mac 'n cheese days. i had a similar Friday habit as well, for country blues records. Of course there were no cds then:)

Yes, trees grow much bigger than that:)

YouTube is your friend.

Nice job, and nice to be reminded of Ed. I certainly knew the way to his shop, I probably bought 6 guitars from him.

Buying from a reputable dealer like Elderly is a good first step. I would also recommend some good online instruction for beginning steps, like holding the instrument, hand positioning and pick...