Identify this eMando?

[daninboulder]

My old neighbor sadly passed away and left me this cool funky electric mandolin. EMG pickups and Gotoh tuners, rock solid. Might be custom? Just curious if anyone might know origins, thanks.

I also have a matched set of 1931 Harmony Roy Smeck guitars, these have the "Airplane bridge" to commemorate Lindburg's Atlantic crossing. Will post pix in the tenor section. Cool site thanks-Dan

[zedmando]

Could be custom made.

there is a similar look to the Samick Malibu Minis though--maybe it's not a complete custom build, but a mod.

[bayAreaDude]

What's the toggle switch do?

[zedmando]

My first guess would be that it switches between pickups--but who knows--maybe it does something else

[boblang]

What's the toggle switch do?

That's the self-destruct switch.

[Joel Glassman]

Very cool. If it was mine, I'd make a new pickguard [saving the old one of course].
The fingerboard side pick-up would be in the same location. The bridge pickup
would be placed within 1 or 1.5 inches of it. Playing the bridge pickup as is
will be harsh and "plinky" without good sustain. One thing you can do is plug in a cord
without the pickguard. Play and listen for the best sound. Adjust placement of the
pickups. Most likely the bridge pickup won't be slanted as it is now. Try it slanted the other way.
[bass side, ie G string, toward the bridge, treble side away from the bridge] Like this:

[Steve Ostrander]

Quote Originally Posted by bayAreaDude View Post

What's the toggle switch do?

That switch activates the Death Ray, to be used when a listeners yells 'Free Bird!"

[Dave Greenspoon]

I thought the switch was for Smergel Stealth Mode.