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Nope, but they feel nice, work nicely, and last really well.

They're not actually that big, just feels that way when you've had a few.

What it sounds like you're asking for is some kind of target or metric for wood flexibility, and how that correlates to a functional soundboard.
The closest thing to that is deflection tuning, which...

They're designed with European and Italian style mandolins in mind, not Gibson-style mandolins. So their Hard (or Stark), as you noticed, are just starting to get into the realm of what we'd consider...

I have a mandolin hanging on the wall. When I hung it up originally, I was in college and had no kids. Now, fifteen years later, I have three kids.
From this I can deduce that long-term storage of...

Well, he put steel strings on it so, it's a limited time offer...

The easy method is:

1. Measure the distance from the nut (top end of the fretboard) to the 12th fret
2. Place the bridge approximately centered on that distance, but measure it out from the 12th...

Ooh.. this brings up a really interesting possibility - building in Gotoh Stealth tuning machines.
I think we have leads on several playable instruments which would cost less than the...

Clearly the OP meant "how long the top wood took to grow" rather than the actual age of the manufactured object. But ain't English a deliciously ambiguous language. Ensures the layers are always well...

Should work. Looking forward to hearing how it sounds.

Thanks everyone. Brunello, good point, I see what you're saying about the Vega resemblance. I'll consult with the owner and see what they want to do.

That would be pretty. It's double the mass of aluminum, so would effectively be a mute, or at least a low-pass filter (rolling off the high frequencies) relative to the same structure made out of...

Nice, thanks.

What that page doesn't give is tolerances for how accurately the holes need to be drilled (spacing error, lateral error, axial error- lots of ways for these positions of holes to go wrong!). Would be...

I think the "victory" refers to the Spanish-American war. So 1898-1905. It looks like it's from the 1950's... I wonder if the resurrected the model, or if this was refinished with lacquer at some...

To that point, it's really difficult to actually install mandolin tuning machines perfectly. It takes a lot of care, specialized tools, and a little bit o' luck.
I don't think we want to know the...

OK, this mandolin came in today.
- I assume this mandolin, were it in playable condition, would be worth somewhere between $200-500. Being optimistic. Lyon and Healy produced Ditson? (or Washburn?...

What kind of glue did you use? Nice work. I really want to do some of those tiger stripe epoxy pickguards on some flat-tops I have planned...

Probably worth it. I need to raise my prices.

Oh, OK. I'm lusting after a Helix as well. Sure is cheaper than buying a comparable number of pedals.... amps... cabs.. right? I thought the value proposition was solid. My business manager...

Agreed- and the only way to be sure that it's a permanent fix, other than a whole new nut. The super glue in the slot will probably last years if not decades, as well.

Cutting a nut slot properly...

Ideally all frets should be crowned.

In reality, everything's a compromise. Sometimes I'll really quickly level the frets on an instrument when I'm not being paid for fretwork, just a setup. I...

Oval hole:
https://soundcloud.com/martyjacobson/40-beaumont

F-hole:
https://soundcloud.com/martyjacobson/jacobson-29-mandolin-beaumont-rag

Every Rigel I've played has been an absolute beast of an acoustic mandolin. One of the best mandolins I've ever played is a Rigel (Jason Koornick's two-point).

I also believe every Rigel I've...

My Fender-branded octave mandolin, similar to yours, was x-braced if I recall correctly.