That is very nice indeed!
Cheers Gary
Gary Nava UK luthier
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Eye-candy for sure... very nice indeed! Has a really "organic" vibe to it... bet it sounds great!
Gibson F5 'Harvey' Fern, Gibson F5 'Derrington' Fern
Distressed Silverangel F 'Esmerelda' aka 'Maxx'
Northfield Big Mon #127
Ellis F5 Special #288
'39 & '45 D-18's, 1950 D-28.
Stunning mandolin, thanks for sharing. I love the classic design with alternative materials.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Beautiful Robb! Congrats on #50!!!
Robb, that mandolin looks incredible!!!
Thanks for all the nice comments Folks...very much appreciated. This really did turn out to be a pretty special mandolin! Currently working on a traditional Maple/Red Spruce F-5 and the last of the Fiddleback Koa. I'll keep you all posted.
Boy oh boy, nice work.
Thanks for sharing and congratulations on your 50 builds. Very beautiful art. I really like your spar varnish rubbed satin finishes like on #35. You are the only one doing these type finishes that I know of on mandolins. It's a blueprinted attention to smoothing every detail. What type varnish do you use?
"A sudden clash of thunder, the mind doors burst open, and lo, there sits old man Buddha-nature in all his homeliness."
CHAO-PIEN
Currently using a product from LMI...really liking the way it behaves and the cure time is much shorter than many of the other products. Makes the finish time a bit shorter also. That's a good thing! Thanks for the kind words.
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