Haha. What I actually did is laid up the material to have the right properties, and used no bracing. We'll find out on Wednesday if it worked.
Haha. What I actually did is laid up the material to have the right properties, and used no bracing. We'll find out on Wednesday if it worked.
Lookin' real good, Matt.
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So a funny thing happened a couple of years ago. I had this mandolin ready to glue in the neck when I decided to take a break. Call it a mental block, fatigue, or maybe it was the SS and pension checks, but today I finally got that neck and the extension on.
An unconventional hack, fir floor joist top, bigleaf maple back and sides, plain maple neck with carbon bars, purpleheart pickguard. The blue and white stuff is made by melting #2 HDPE plastic (wife's shampoo bottles) in a toaster oven and pressing it into a plywood form. I made the pickguard bracket from an old teaspoon. I used Red Murphy's design for my bridge. Tagua nut position markers, unknown hardwood from Mexico for fingerboard. Binding from China
Nice looking instrument, Nappy. Is this modeled on a Kay? Let's hear it.
Bill
IM(NS)HO
No, I made this shape because it is all I could fit on the slab of fir I had.
https://youtu.be/rG1fCmftsrM
I have only been playing a few weeks.
I just stained an F5 with fir for the top.. can't wait to string it up.. also have an A5 with the same fir.. it's waiting for binding channels..
kterry
What kind of stain did you use?
I used alcohol based dyes.. over top of sanding sealer..
kterry
Sorry, I gave you the wrong video. Here is the correct one.https://youtu.be/_T2AL0dAT6w
New to the forum and just finished an IV A-style kit build followed by one of my own design. I have been building guitars for over 12 years, these are my first mandolins. I learned a lot, made a few errors, had a ton of fun. Some pictures and links if you like.
Rick Weaver
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGY3...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-jUS9ZP1Fg
New logo on my latest batch of mandolins:
And here are the pair of mandolins in their full glory:
The pancake mandolin is made from a Stewmac kit made over four years ago. It is getting a make-over. Rosewood veneer on headstock, paring down the braces, Golden Age tuning machines,and a new Blackwood back coming nest week. I have a deadline of October 10th to have it ready for my son's birthday. I will post a picture next week of it completed.
Here is the inside of it:
Nic Gellie
Here's one currently on the bench- Macassar ebony back and side and recon rock inlays.
Cheers Gary
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Way to go Lappy!
Gary Nava UK luthier
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Have been playing around with pickguards for guitars. The first was for a Koa Squire that my Lutherie instructor, DJ Parsons, picked up. It has a killer '55 Fender pickup in it. This one is Black Walnut:
The second is maple, which I wanted to use to pick up the neck on my Strat.
I found that a Dremel with a chamfering bit and a "plunge router" base did an acceptable job on the edges.
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