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    Default Late NMD - Silverangel El Fantasma

    I pulled the trigger on Ken's Sinker Redwood El Fantasma and it arrived last week. I was very excited to open her up and take her for a spin. Everything looked good from the outside. The box survived the shipping from Kentucky to Florida without any damage.

    But after tearing through the box and opening the case, I found this:

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    Luckily I found all the broken pieces. Ken offered to let me return it but I really liked it, so I opted to make the repair myself. A little super glue and a little varnish ...

    I present Adele

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    Bummer, but that redwood is good looking. Love the Fantasma shape
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    Always good to get that first scratch out of the way early! Now you can just play it!
    Good on you for keeping the instrument and making the repair. Always a bummer to get merchandise damaged in shipping. Good thing it was it a purely cosmetic location.

    Great looking mandolin! Post a sound clip or video when you get a chance.
    Thanks!

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    Yeah, it was a bummer. My heart sank. Must have taken quite a jostle in transit. But Ken gave me enough financial incentive to keep it.

    And the repair fits right in with the rustic nature of Ken's build.

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    Default Re: Late NMD - Silverangel El Fantasma

    Those mandolins sound great! Congrats. Ken is great to do so well with the compensation. What a pro! Enjoy that tone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lflngpicker View Post
    Those mandolins sound great! Congrats. Ken is great to do so well with the compensation. What a pro! Enjoy that tone.


    Hi all have my SA after Ken`s delivery from Kentucky to Australia.Not a scratch on it.Superb design,brilliant sound.Ken`s De Man.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KoalaBear View Post
    Hi all have my SA after Ken`s delivery from Kentucky to Australia.Not a scratch on it.Superb design,brilliant sound.Ken`s De Man.

    Koala,
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    Quote Originally Posted by rowka View Post
    Pictures, or it didn’t happen.
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    Default Re: Late NMD - Silverangel El Fantasma

    Nice!

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    Congrats to both of you!... I'll be placing my order next month!
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    Thank you guys for the appreciation.So happy to have a wonderful SA.Comparing Silverangel to the Kentucky KM150 and the bowl back from Davy Stuart from NZ, it has a knock out sound.Am using the SA for my next CD.Spencer pls prepare the curly walnut armrest for the SA to ship to Australia next week.Payment in your Paypal account within 3 days.

    with gratitude for the wonderful comments to Rowka and Spencer......that El Fantasma is absolutely stunning.Enjoy! Any chance of a video?

    in Koalaland,

    Tani.

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    Curious. Rowka what shape neck do you have on the Fantasma?

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    Default Re: Late NMD - Silverangel El Fantasma

    It seems a rather hard V. I thought that would be an issue as the Rover I’ve gotten used to is much smaller and rounder.
    Turned out it was not an issue.

    I did, however, cut a new bone nut to space the courses a bit tighter and re-cut some of the notches on the bridge saddle for the same reason. Made a huge difference under my fingers.

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    Default Re: Late NMD - Silverangel El Fantasma

    It looks like the pointy headstock was pretty tight in the case. I wonder if that is what caused the damage. Was there padding on that point in the case when it arrived?

    I would imagine that luthiers have to either design for standard cases or else make their own or buy custom ones.
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    Default Re: Late NMD - Silverangel El Fantasma

    Yes, I do believe the tight case was a direct contributor.

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    Default Re: Late NMD - Silverangel El Fantasma

    Quote Originally Posted by rowka View Post
    Yes, I do believe the tight case was a direct contributor.
    I hope Ken takes that into consideration — to either supply a longer case or perhaps make the headstock slightly shorter. Glad you are happy with the mandolin. It looks wonderful.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Garber View Post
    I hope Ken takes that into consideration — to either supply a longer case or perhaps make the headstock slightly shorter. Glad you are happy with the mandolin. It looks wonderful.
    yes, already remedied that. Slightly shorter headstock.

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