Ol' number 002 getting a little French Polish refresh for IBMA 2019 --
This is the first Sorensen Pacifica, and the mandolin, picked by my mando-mentor Randy Torno, that made its debut way back at IBMA 2011.
Back and sides are Curly Claro Walnut. Neck is sugar Maple with a walnut stripe. Top is salvage-harvested Alaskan Sitka Spruce.
Steve
Jean Lacote
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jl-mando
Very nice A4 Dobe. Wide fingerboard and string spacing coupled with a deep V neck made my 1913 A4 Blackface very difficult for me to play. It’s a great sounding instrument at it’s best with Monel strings. I threw the original nut in the case storage and replaced it with a custom M.O.P. nut to bring the string sets closer together. The extra fingerboard width on each side is not very noticeable when played this way. The deep V I have to live with but all in all the new string spacing made the instrument much more player friendly for me.
"A sudden clash of thunder, the mind doors burst open, and lo, there sits old man Buddha-nature in all his homeliness."
CHAO-PIEN
My bench at present time.
They are looking good, Andrew!
All my life I wanted to be somebody, now I realize I should have been more specific.
Here's a collage of some of the stuff I'm currently working on...
Murray Kuun #broadway mandolin by murray kuun, on Flickr
Current goings on...
I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.
Very tasty, sir.
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One baroque mandolin and one Brescian/Cremonese mandolin coming soon!
I may also offer a Lombardic one of the same shape as the Brescian/Cremonese one, if there is demand?
I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.
Jean Lacote
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jl-mando
Steve, that back is INSANE!!
Chuck
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