I thought in honor of the gallatin mandocello and soprano mandolin being removed from production, I'd post my two family members. They're no frills, no binding, but so much fun to play.
Now I just need the Weber f mandola complete the CGDA family
I thought in honor of the gallatin mandocello and soprano mandolin being removed from production, I'd post my two family members. They're no frills, no binding, but so much fun to play.
Now I just need the Weber f mandola complete the CGDA family
(I was) my own teacher and pupil, and thanks to the efforts
of both, they were not discontented with each other. -- Segovia
Lawrence Smart Stern 2-point Mandolin
Lawrence Smart Stern 2-point Mandola
Weber Gallatin Mandocello
Weber Gallatin Soprano (Piccolo) Mandolin
Breedlove Prototype Mandolin
I have a Gallatin A style, "D" hole mandola. While it is not the loudest mandola I ever played, it is adequately loud, and by leaps and bounds the best sounding mandola I have ever played (including ones costing many times as much).
I'm sure you will enjoy your Weber dola when you finally attain one.
Big Muddy EM8 solid body (Mike Dulak's final EM8 build)
Kentucky KM-950
Weber Gallatin A Mandola "D hole"
Rogue 100A (current campfire tool & emergency canoe paddle)
I have that same mandocello from 2004. It's my lifer! High end, midrange, and low end are soooooo good!
still trying to turn dreams into memories
Mike
Those who think they should think, like they think others think they should think, need to think out their thinking, I think.
No envejecemos, maduramos. -Pablo Picasso
Mike,
The tailpiece shown is the Weber tailpiece that was used on those models. Bruce Weber, at Montana Lutherie, should have some.
Vern Brekke
Actually, that was a custom trapeze Weber tailpiece. I still have the original in the case. The person who ordered it from Weber had them put it on there.
(I was) my own teacher and pupil, and thanks to the efforts
of both, they were not discontented with each other. -- Segovia
Lawrence Smart Stern 2-point Mandolin
Lawrence Smart Stern 2-point Mandola
Weber Gallatin Mandocello
Weber Gallatin Soprano (Piccolo) Mandolin
Breedlove Prototype Mandolin
Mike
Those who think they should think, like they think others think they should think, need to think out their thinking, I think.
No envejecemos, maduramos. -Pablo Picasso
Now that you mention it ClassicalComp, you're right. I did the original design of that tailpiece for the first Weber guitars (6 string, guitar body base). Then modified it for the Octars (8 string, guitar body base), the resonators (6 string, guitar body base but wider and shorter top), also - for some guitars we made that had mandocello bodies (6 string, mandolin body base) and then this one that was used on some octave and mandocello instruments (8 string, mandolin body base) ...
Vern
No problem Vern. I got your bridge installed on my Eastman about a year ago and it's fantastic.
(I was) my own teacher and pupil, and thanks to the efforts
of both, they were not discontented with each other. -- Segovia
Lawrence Smart Stern 2-point Mandolin
Lawrence Smart Stern 2-point Mandola
Weber Gallatin Mandocello
Weber Gallatin Soprano (Piccolo) Mandolin
Breedlove Prototype Mandolin
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