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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...