Mandolins in progress

[Chip Booth]

Shaun, I think this will be the fourth. I can tell you it is a blast to have them all in one room and see how they work together. These instruments have several little tweaks from Lawrence's normal designs, with the intention of making them work better as a unit.

[Dan Voight]

Getting ready for color this weekend by doing the final scroll sharpening.

[vwfye]

Sweet!

[Soundfarmer Pete]

A brace of mini Flying Vees......

The black `68 style 8 string is a customer order but I thought it might be fun to make a `58 style spec` build in parallel. The `58 is built from Idigbo, a close relative of Limba (the wood Gibson used for the original).

[j. condino]

A new batch of Brazilian rosewood "sharkfinz" for the Brazilian rosewood mandolins....


j.
www.condino.com

[GarY Nava]

Very nice work- look forward to seeing this one complete.
Cheers Gary

[Marty Jacobson]

Here's a comparison of the first few shippable Nautilus mandolins.
Some final setup tweaking needed, but hopefully it gets the idea across.

[Pete Jenner]

They all sound great from here Marty but I particularly like #3 and #5 comes a close second.
You'll have to give me some playing lessons when I get to Atlanta Marty.

[Steve-o]

They all sound great from here Marty but I particularly like #3 and #5 comes a close second.

I agree with Peter. Good thing #3 is coming my way. I thought the atypical oval ports sound quite pleasing. While sound clips fall short of capturing the full sonic experience, it's a good way to compare the voicings and is a nice tool for customers who are trying to decide on tonewoods and hole configuration. Thanks for posting, Marty.

[Pete Jenner]

Congratulations Steve! Great choice.

[Mandolinshockandawe]

A new batch of Brazilian rosewood "sharkfinz" for the Brazilian rosewood mandolins....


j.
www.condino.com

James, those look great.

[Marty Jacobson]

Oh foul fiend French Polish... this is one battle you shall not win!

[Charles E.]

They all sound great from here Marty but I particularly like #3 and #5 comes a close second.
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My impression too. I really liked #3.

[Markkunkel]

Oh foul fiend French Polish... this is one battle you shall not win!

Peace to you and to that instrument, Marty! And thanks for the sound comparison. I'm a bit partial to #2 of course....

Mark

[Marty Jacobson]

My impression too. I really liked #3.

That seems to be the consensus. I never expected a curly redwood mandolin to sound that good, or have that much presence and power.

[Don Grieser]

It's great to see you getting these designs into production, Marty. I'm very impressed with your work. They all sound great!

[Max Girouard]

Ummm, Marty, are you flying the bird at that finish!?!? Speaking of birds, nice birdseye on #16. I've got some birdseye in the works as well.

[billhay4]

I've got some birdseye in the works as well.

You sure do, Max! Nice, very nice.
Bill

[Jim Garber]

Here's a comparison of the first few shippable Nautilus mandolins.
Some final setup tweaking needed, but hopefully it gets the idea across.

Nice to hear the fruits of your labor (strange conceptual language, I know). I have to listen a few more times but I do like the cedar and redwood topped ones. I assume you picked the string set for each one based on what the tonal qualities would be? Keep up the good work. I would love to hear one in person someday. I do have a good friend who lives in Atlanta... hmmmm, maybe a road trip is in store some time.

Comparison of Nautilus mandolins recently completed. In order:
#15 - parallel braced, tone bars, spruce top, J74's
#16 - transverse braced, yellow cedar top, Thomastik Mittels
#18 - parallel braced, curly redwood top, JS74's
#20 - transverse braced, spruce top, J74's
#21 - paralell braced, spruce top, FW74's

[Markkunkel]

Peace to you and to that instrument, Marty! And thanks for the sound comparison. I'm a bit partial to #2 of course....

Mark

I mean, of course, I'm partial to #17 mkII, that apparently wasn't recorded as part of the sound comparison. It's the one Marty's working on that features a gorgeous French polish with a strikingly obscene gesture as the centerpiece accent on the top.

MK

[Jim Garber]

A new batch of Brazilian rosewood "sharkfinz" for the Brazilian rosewood mandolins....

James: did you post pics of these BRW mandolins?I would love to see them.

[Pete Jenner]

Another 'frog' plate.


111 grams braced.. Rings out at F4.

[j. condino]

James: did you post pics of these BRW mandolins?I would love to see them.

No public appearances yet; 'not sure if I want to. When was the last time you could say you had a matched set of two carved Brazilian rosewood / Ted Davis red spruce mandolins and a 16" L5 guitar bodied Brazilian rosewood octave mandolin, from the same few boards of 25-50+ year seasoned materials all to yourself???? As soon as I show them off, guys like you will want them!!! I'll be keeping one of them for myself.

I've been lusting after having a new titanium bike custom made by Mike Lyndskey ($$$) over in Chattanoogaaaaaahhhhh, so the others will be available eventually.

j.
www.condino.com

[Mark Seale]

I've been lusting after having a new titanium bike custom made by Mike Lyndskey ($$$) over in Chattanoogaaaaaahhhhh, so the others will be available eventually.

j.
www.condino.com

Good choice James. My tri bike is a Lynskey and my old Litespeed is from when the family was still welding them.

[j. condino]

Good choice James. My tri bike is a Lynskey and my old Litespeed is from when the family was still welding them.

Same here- I've got an old titanium Litespeed that Mike built new for me and I think I've logged in over 40,000 miles of singletrack on it. No question about who I'd get to build me another with that kind of track record!

j.