Mandolin Oddities

[Charles E.]

That's about as odd as it gets.

[Herman Munster]

Whats up with this beast??

its a tuna fish LOL

[MikeEdgerton]

For anyone unaware that was made by luthier and cafe member Bill Bussmann and is on the Cafe several times. His user name is Old Wave Maker. Here's one thread where it makes a brief appearance. It can also be seen on Bill's website at www.oldwavemandolins.com under Photos and Styles/Fun Creations.

[mandotool]

its a tuna fish LOL

I just got this image from the metropolitan museum of art's new musical wing which has just opened after several years of renovation..

[Jim Garber]

I love that fish-shaped Portuguese machete at the Met. I once asked a luthier friend of mine if he would make me a mandolin version of that.

[allenhopkins]

I'd buy Bussman's fish-shaped mando, but I'd swap out the tunas for Waverlies. I'll bet it has a great bass response! I'd love to see it perched on a stand in my music room, where I'd have a whale of a time playing it. Probably costs too much, so I don't have a ray of hope of getting it.

Well, time to clam up...

[Jim Garber]

Something is very fishy about Allen’s post. Shell we all ignore it and go back to playing our scales?

[Charles E.]

I would like to play it just for the halibut.

[eightmoremiles]

Stop it!
I am getting a haddock reading these inane posts!
It is so bad I might have to see a sturgeon!
(Continuing the Marxian direction of the thread)

[V70416]

didn't Bill Bussman make a fishy-lookin mandolin called the Lloyd Lure?

[MikeZito]

Play it too much and you might get hooked!

[buckhorn]

thought that I posted on here a while back.. started out as a real cannon, but the body just wouldn't support the neck.. now it's a wall hanger.. maybe I'll find a better way to them up....

[MikeZito]

How could we forget that one!

[JEStanek]

thought that I posted on here a while back.. started out as a real cannon, but the body just wouldn't support the neck.. now it's a wall hanger.. maybe I'll find a better way to them up....

Have you looked at the Commodium. Same idea with bed pan but uses a hospital food tray cover for the top plate and has resonator holes in it.



Jamie

[Charles E.]

Pheffernan turned me onto this Woody Williams, um, "mandolin".....

https://shop.gryphonstrings.com/prod...mandolin-45823

Nfi

[Steve VandeWater]

I'd buy Bussman's fish-shaped mando, but I'd swap out the tunas for Waverlies. I'll bet it has a great bass response! I'd love to see it perched on a stand in my music room, where I'd have a whale of a time playing it. Probably costs too much, so I don't have a ray of hope of getting it.

Well, time to clam up...

I bet it doesn't sound crappie!

[Jim Garber]

Pheffernan turned me onto this Woody Williams, um, "mandolin".....

https://shop.gryphonstrings.com/prod...mandolin-45823

Nfi

"c 1948 Woody Williams Mandolin Handmade Folk-art Mandolin" only $365—Folks, that is a mere $1 per day for a year to own this beauty.

I better post some photos, because it will be gone soon...

[jefflester]

On L.A. Craigslist:
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/ws...846399715.html

It needs strings . I have the bridge . Its built well , built to play . Its a acoustic instrument . Semi hallow . Different woods . See pictures for condition , its in good condition , darkening of finish , probably vintage . $425 obo

[Jim Garber]

On L.A. Craigslist:
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/ws...846399715.html

It needs strings . I have the bridge . Its built well , built to play . Its a acoustic instrument . Semi hallow . Different woods . See pictures for condition , its in good condition , darkening of finish , probably vintage . $425 obo

That is a Tahitian ukulele. Read more here.

[Steve VandeWater]

I'm surprised that I haven't posted this one to this thread before, but here it is...again....my 4 stringer that I made out of concrete. It's recently been signed by both Gibson's David Harvey and the great Mike Compton. I lost Don Julin and Billy Strings' signatures when I re-topped it awhile back and put a pickup in it.

[MikeEdgerton]

Actually, I remember the original thread you posted about this mandolin.

[Charles E.]

I don't even know where to start with this one, I am speechless.........

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Man...ry!32080!US!-1

Never seen a backwards fret job.

[Jim Garber]

Especially a "Vintage Mandocello Guitar 8 String".

Dig this label—"Grey neck guitar"?:



Here is another photo:



I assume that it is just painted with gold Krylon rather than made of brass-colored metal.

Actually the best part is the headstock:

[Baron Collins-Hill]

Makes this infamous instructional video as close to correct as it will ever be (start at 47 seconds):

https://youtu.be/BccifzVxQwk?t=47

Thanks,
Baron

[Mike Buesseler]

I love the frets on that Grey Neck beauty. Easier to play the farther up the neck you go! Nice color, too. Great for noodling around in the duck blind.

Baron, that video is a revelation.