Maybe our friend Kerry Krishna could help with the block arrangements for Kays. I'd be happy to draw it up if you like.
Re: a great resource for mando builders
Maybe our friend Kerry Krishna could help with the block arrangements for Kays. I'd be happy to draw it up if you like.
Re: a great resource for mando builders
Hans Brentrup uses an interesting form illustrated on this thread.
The blocks screwed to the well worn mold. Rather than use an outside mold for building, I have always used violin style inside molds for my mandolins. Works better in my opinion.
Last edited by Jim Garber; Apr-15-2014 at 11:19am.
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Re: a great resource for mando builders
Cool Jim. I must have missed that thread.
Re: a great resource for mando builders
Just wondering, if you do use an inside mold, how do you glue in the kerfing later? Do you then move it to an outside mold? It would seem logical. I assume (perhaps incorrectly) that you would not glue on a top (or bottom) on an inside mold. I am currently building both inside and outside. Would love to hear more about it.
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