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    Default The Moon is on the horizon...

    I should have it in a day or so....

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    The Builder has only built two.. the Builder has the first one....

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    That's one purty little mando!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlie Bernstein View Post
    That's one purty little mando!
    Thanks.. Ive been assured it sounds just fine as well.. kinda in between a F and the A, should be interesting ..

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    Quote Originally Posted by slimt View Post
    Thanks.. Ive been assured it sounds just fine as well.. kinda in between a F and the A, should be interesting ..
    So, a “D”?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timbofood View Post
    So, a “D”?
    Maybe...

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    That's a beautiful little work of art! Hope you enjoy it.-

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    Quote Originally Posted by Timbofood View Post
    So, a “D”?
    If it was between a 'F - style' and an 'A - style', wouldn't that make it a 'G - style'?
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    C#. That's a beautiful mandolin.
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    Default Re: The Moon is on the horizon...

    Looks real fine.

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    That's a very fine looking mandolin, if you can post a sound clip I would love to hear it.
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    I am confused as to why you all think this is between an F and an A? Just because it has a point? To be between an. A and an F, it would have to have some kind of approximation of a scroll, at least a hook or something. Take a look at some of Dave Cohen’s C# models and you will see what I mean.

    Not to take anything away from your mandolin, but it’s an A style that just happens to have 1 point.
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    Quote Originally Posted by multidon View Post
    I am confused as to why you all think this is between an F and an A? Just because it has a point? To be between an. A and an F, it would have to have some kind of approximation of a scroll, at least a hook or something. Take a look at some of Dave Cohen’s C# models and you will see what I mean.


    Not to take anything away from your mandolin, but it’s an A style that just happens to have 1 point.
    Hello i was refering to the sound and tone not the looks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roger Moss View Post
    If it was between a 'F - style' and an 'A - style', wouldn't that make it a 'G - style'?
    Could be anything between a B and an E.....lol

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    I had a Woodley A that was designed to sound between an A and an F. It did just that and was a wonderful mandolin. Unique sound hole, tho different than the OP's. Tone bar braced, I get to see and play it now and then. Enjoy yours.
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    Quote Originally Posted by slimt View Post
    Hello i was refering to the sound and tone not the looks.
    Do you mean the sound will be between f-holes and an oval hole?
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    I still don’t buy that. There is no such thing as an F sound and an A sound. Two mandolins with identical design parameters and materials will have no discernible difference in ton attributable to scroll versus no scroll.

    I don’t mean to be argumentative, truly. Just enjoy that instrumneny and call it whatever you like! A rose by any other name...
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    Quote Originally Posted by pheffernan View Post
    Do you mean the sound will be between f-holes and an oval hole?
    That is what the builder had told me. I can try to compare when it shows up today or tommorrow. I have a couple f5v and Ls and a couple f4 round holes see what hes refering to.

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    [QUOTE=multidon;1664183]I still don’t buy that. There is no such thing as an F sound and an A sound. Two mandolins with identical design parameters and materials will have no discernible difference in ton attributable to scroll versus no scroll.

    I don’t mean to be argumentative, truly. Just enjoy that instrumneny and call it whatever you like! A rose by any other name...[/QUOTE

    I no nothing. And i like it that way. Im a guitar collector that had a idea to start collecting mandolins. I think ive done pretty good so far. Ukes. Not a fan. I have a Pointsettia. To me thats enough of those.

    Im here to learn the ways of the knowledged from here and lesrn how to play these darn things.

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    Beautiful! What a unique mandolin. Would love to hear it.

    I don't care what it's between though usually between your torso and hands works best!
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    Quote Originally Posted by tbown View Post
    Beautiful! What a unique mandolin. Would love to hear it.

    I don't care what it's between though usually between your torso and hands works best!
    True that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by multidon View Post
    I still don’t buy that. There is no such thing as an F sound and an A sound. Two mandolins with identical design parameters and materials will have no discernible difference in ton attributable to scroll versus no scroll.

    I don’t mean to be argumentative, truly. Just enjoy that instrumneny and call it whatever you like! A rose by any other name...
    Yet you are argumentative........doesn’t matter what you “buy”.

    Nice mandolin, slimt.
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    I don’t consider it argumentative to present facts. Fact: it’s an A style with one point. It is what it is. There are instruments builders have called “C#” because they are between an A and an F but this one isn’t one of those. Fact: collective wisdom here, during the several years I’ve spent here, most agree the scroll does not contribute significantly to the sound of an instrument, therefore there is no “F” or “A” sound. I simply don’t see why there is any justification for saying this particular instrument is between an A and an F. It’s an A. Period. Yes. It has some interesting design elements, but nothing we haven’t seen before.

    Now if want to talk about being between an f hole sound and an oval hole sound, then yes, that difference does exist.

    You are correct, it doesn’t matter what I buy, all that matters are the facts. And that is what I’ve presented here.
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    Got it.

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    Oh, and slimt, did I forget to mention that I think it looks like a really nice ibstrument, too? And the rest of the collection in your signature sounds quite interesting, as well

    I’m sure we’d all like to hear a sound clip when you get a chance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by multidon View Post
    Oh, and slimt, did I forget to mention that I think it looks like a really nice ibstrument, too? And the rest of the collection in your signature sounds quite interesting, as well

    I’m sure we’d all like to hear a sound clip when you get a chance.
    Thank you... I have had a chance to strum the Moon.. Its got a bright tone.. Im not sure what the builder was talking about.. but it should be interesting..

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