A short film - Birth of a Luthier

[bingoccc]

A quick 10 minute film about a fellow starting out. I thought some of you might like it.

[HonketyHank]

Good video. I enjoyed it.

[George R. Lane]

Does anyone know if they have a website for their instruments?

[choctaw61]

Wow! That was just a great video.Seems to be a couple of humble men with a passion for building great instruments.I certainly would enjoy learning more about them and their instruments.Thanks for posting bingoccc.

[BJ O'Day]

Does anyone know if they have a website for their instruments?

They are from Vermont and are both on FB.

Thanks for posting this video.

[gregoriousd]

Man there is just something about luthiery, I could watch this all day. Thanks!

[Kip Carter]

Just awesome!

[Ivan Kelsall]

From Greg - "...I could watch this all day. Thanks! ". Me too !. I honestly wish that somebody would make a film of a luthier building a mandolin from start to finish. Apart from being instructive for other builders,watching the process & seeing the instrument emerge from mere chunks so wood,is for me,astonishing,
Ivan

[vates]

That's a great idea, Ivan!
I've seen some films about making guitar from point zero to finished masterpiece, but I would love to see such a film about a mandolin creation.

[John Kelly]

Very inspirational men and a great video.

[gregoriousd]

From Greg - "...I could watch this all day. Thanks! ". Me too !. I honestly wish that somebody would make a film of a luthier building a mandolin from start to finish. Apart from being instructive for other builders,watching the process & seeing the instrument emerge from mere chunks so wood,is for me,astonishing,
Ivan

I sat at our Subaru dealership on Saturday for almost two hours watching the Sheppard mandolin build (#25) on youtube. Spoiler alert, his computer that was holding the videos of the final stages died on him... but it's a great chunk of info and lots of opinions that go against the grain

[bingoccc]

In my browsing I've noticed the Sheppard and Ratliff series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6pA...FFDED05EEACF4C


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1zKwHQLEY

[Mandoborg]

Ivan, I put together a slide show a while back showing the building of an instrument. If you're interested here's the link......... not a traditional mandolin by any means, but it's all the same techniques.

Jim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DUGTTuoRPs

[sunburst]

Maybe I'll make a video of the whole process of building a mandolin, and maybe I'll even edit out the glue drying, but I'm leaving all the sanding in there! (Let's see how long people are fascinated by that... )
(Oh wait, there's fast forward... never mind... no video...)

[Billgrass]

Beautiful story, nice film craft!

[vates]

Really enjoyed this one as well:
http://www.fretboardjournal.com/vide...uild-mandolins

[slk]

Great video..Thanks for posting it

Steve

[soliver]

Really enjoyed this one as well:
http://www.fretboardjournal.com/vide...uild-mandolins

LOVED that one!

[Marty Jacobson]

Maybe I'll make a video of the whole process of building a mandolin, and maybe I'll even edit out the glue drying, but I'm leaving all the sanding in there! (Let's see how long people are fascinated by that... )
(Oh wait, there's fast forward... never mind... no video...)

My videos would be mostly me standing around trying to figure out how to avoid mistakes I made previously, leading me to make new mistakes, and then trying to figure out how to fix the new ones.

[Dale Ludewig]

Marty, your videos wouldn't be the only ones! But you can't video the moments you're lying in bed in the early hours and a solution to something pops up in your half awake brain. Can't film the most important 'cause they happen inside a head.

[nkforster]

My videos would be mostly me standing around trying to figure out how to avoid mistakes I made previously, leading me to make new mistakes, and then trying to figure out how to fix the new ones.

I've been planning a 6 hour epic called "it's easier cutting it off than sticking it back on."

[Hudmister]

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[bingoccc]

An older story on the fellows. http://www.ourherald.com/news/2013-1...he_Love_o.html

[Denny Gies]

That was worth watching, thanks a bunch.