2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
I 'think' the most common finish Max uses is Spirit varnish - most of the ones that have come up on TME were spirit varnish. My own one is spirit varnish, although Max did offer nitro if I preferred. I went for spirit and am really glad - mine was finished in May and over the past few months the varnish has shrunken into the wood to reveal the grain. Really noticeable when the light hits it. I've tried to take a few pictures to demonstrate this, but they really don't do it justice....
Here's a link to an article written by Max and Andrew Mowry on the varnish they use:
http://www.shellacfinishes.com/wp-co...y_RoyalLac.pdf
I'm sure whatever finish Max did on yours it'll be perfect. Your mandolin is so pretty. If you're ever back in Ireland with it, please please send me a message; it'd be lovely to meet up and compare mine (Engelmann) to that beautiful Cedar.
Last edited by seankeegan; Dec-07-2018 at 9:56am.
Jill, that's one of the prettiest instruments I have ever seen. Hope it arrives safely this morning.
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
As a 'cat person' I may have a problem with this one.
Play all night Jill. It is an inspiration for all of us!
Sat waiting for the mandolin all day - never arrived. Thanks USPS.....
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
Ouch. This too shall pass . . . soon, I hope. Luck!
Clark Beavans
This time of year scheduled deliveries can be a problem ! I feel for you Jill and hopefully it will arrive tomorrow ! I am waiting for my new tin whistle to arrive from Ireland and it should have been here several days ago and I am hoping for a delivery tomorrow !
Likely the delivery is a day late due to no postal service Wed due to the national day of mourning. Hopefully arrives today - looking forward to the pictures!
Waiting is the hardest part, at least where you are at it is not sitting in some freezing truck for the weekend. Should be there Monday for sure, (fingers crossed). Looking forward to pic's, your assessment, and many a sound clip.
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE JUST FOR YOUR SMILE!
Latest update says it arrived at SFO this morning, and made it to the Post Office just before 10am - I'm just relieved that it made it to San Francisco finally! Probably unlikely it got to the PO in time for delivery today, so looking like Monday - we do occasionally get Sunday parcel delivery from the PO in my neighborhood so there's always that slight chance too.
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
Well the stars aligned and 5 minutes before I was going to walk out the door this afternoon to head off to work the postman arrived with the mandolin!!! Left it to acclimate while I taught my last class before the holiday break and then home to celebrate no more students for a month and a new mandolin waiting for me!! It is jaw droppingly beautiful and tuned it up and not surprisingly it sounds as beautiful as it looks. Will get a video up tomorrow or Monday. Still can't believe it's mine!
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
wow, talk about timing!
I bet you could hardly wait for that last class to end so you could get home.
Wonderful way to start the holiday time off.
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Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm almost as excited as you !!
Last edited by yankees1; Dec-09-2018 at 8:34am.
not meaning to detract at all from Jill's post, but just to emphasize the beauty of Max and Lauri's work ... here's my oval due next week ... additional pics on their facebook page
I saw those photos this morning on FB - so gorgeous! Love that top and back combination!
I've just been playing mine for the past 3 hours (should've been out running errands but couldn't put the mandolin down!). It is the loudest oval A I've every owned/played, and the tone is fantastic - if it sounds this good now I can only imagine how great it'll sound once I put more miles on it. The workmanship is pure class - I cannot sing Max and Lauri's praises high enough - they are building amazing instruments.
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
Sweet! I like the sunburst top and amber back and sides. So nice to see sister mandolins being completed at one time. Y'all need to get together and play.
Speaking of sister Girouards, I saw that a sister to my F-5 (June 2014) sold in the classifieds a couple of weeks ago. I am sure the new owner is happy.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Jill, I know you liked your Collings oval, how does this differ? Seems like I am seeing a lot of oval hole mandolins coming from the dynamic duo at Girouard.
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE JUST FOR YOUR SMILE!
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