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Thanks for the info about the Viking case! From the picture it looks like it has no straps for carrying around the body? I wonder if it'd fit my domra.

I'm not the one selling it. I have no finnacial interest.

https://www.gumtree.com/p/mandolins/10-string-mandolin/1359417230

I'd love to see a link or a picture if possible.

Well spotted!
The nut is slanted, so that would suggest fan frets, even though the bridge is straight.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/A-Edgren-Music-Program-and-Advertisement-For-The-Edgren-Kitolin/352632683802?hash=item521a8bbd1a:g:o3cAAOSwrhBZOGi1
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That's probably a gittern. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gittern

Hate to be this person, but this is a meme. There's a bloke who fixes all manner of things with instant noodles, including sinks, toilets, worktops etc.

Great job - looks like it's original!

https://i.imgur.com/Z1VBW4a.jpg

Most of the surviving instruments of this type (which are mandolins rather than mandolas) have tied frets, but some have fixed metal frets, which were perhaps added...

I rarely use fret marker dots on my builds unless a customer asks for them, and they rarely do. When playing I never look at them and prefer to use muscle memory.

Interesting thing regarding your...

https://www.ebay.de/itm/10-string-Mandolin-Brazilian-Bandolin-Mandoline-Made-by-Ivan-Rodrigues-Luthier/123449071450?hash=item1cbe23575a:g:Ye8AAOSwefRbW6To

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Interesting-baroque-neapolitan-mandolin-Vinaccia-Filano-Fabricatore-1770c/123964695671?hash=item1cdcdf2477:g:y70AAOSwXvRc-Lce

As for early instruments, I've not seen any surviving examples which have that, but if a customer requested it, I'd be happy to do so. :mandosmiley:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Superb-DeMeglio-1901-Bowlback-Mandolin/123977601452?hash=item1cdda411ac:g:0ggAAOSwATpdz9z9

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Big-old-nice-mandolin-or-mandola-nice-condition/133236615665?hash=item1f058569f1%3Ag%3A1xYAAOSwuA9cVeit&LH_Auction=1

Welcome, and nice work! :)

Looks great! Good job!

Since this was a classical guitar, are you going to be using nylon strings?

Thanks!

So, let's try this again (if only editing posts was allowed beyond a certain time...)

Here's me playing a 4 course medieval lute I built. The song I'm playing here is 'Douce Dame Jolie'...

Since there's violins, a ruan and a bandurria above, hopefully this is OK despite the lack of mandos (feel free to delete if not).

Here's me playing a 4 course medieval lute I built. The song I'm...

Here's a collage of some of the stuff I'm currently working on...
https://i.imgur.com/Oy0syIv.jpg

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OLD-TAMBURA-STRING-MUSICAL-BALKAN-FOLK-INSTRUMENT-WOODEN-HAND-MADE-PERFECT-LUTE/274018395629

Not something you see every day. A shame someone covered the soundboard...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ashbury-4-string-Tenor-Guitar-GR5219/193200674947?hash=item2cfba85883:g:2ioAAOSw6IVdxq7L

The scale length of Waldzithern is usually between 43-47cm.

https://i.imgur.com/lAVYqTd.jpg