here are pics of mine after stain:
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
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2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
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Beautiful...both of them!
Beautiful mandolins both. Looking forward to some sound clips in the future.
Jill, the figure in the top of yours looks like lightning bolts!
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
both of these look spectacular. heavens, how can you stand the wait?
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2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
that's great, Jill
I especially like the look of the bound headstock
First class all the way! Lightning storm burst.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
I just saw photos of your mando on their fb page and holy cow is that thing gorgeous. Good for you!!
Wow! That is one gorgeous mandolin. Everything about it looks perfect. I hope you find it sounds every bit as lovely as it looks.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a top as stunning as that! Amazing!
Beautiful!... congratulations, Jill
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Jill, that looks superb! You will love your Girouard.
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The entire mandolin is beautiful, but that top really is something special!
I love that top ! Hope you will provide some sound clips after you receive it ! Max is building me a F4 Concert but won't be finished until late 2019. He previously built me an A oval which I LOVE with an Engelmann top. I was going to have a red spruce top but not sure now after seeing your Port Orford top ! What would be the sound differences between a red spruce and Port Orford cedar top? Not for Bluegrass but old time and Celtic. I'm sure Max will provide answers later on in the build !
That is a very beautiful mandolin ~ if it sounds anywhere near how it looks, you've got yourself a keeper!
Play it in good health
John
... not all those who wander are lost ...
I'll definitely get some video up of the Girouard once it gets her and acclimates - due to arrive tomorrow, fingers crossed! I'll be sitting in the lobby of my apartment building with a good book from morning on waiting for it (the doorbells for the apartments in my building are notoriously unreliable, so I'm not taking any chances!).
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
Stunning instrument. Absolutely breathtaking. Is it spirit varnish?
Jill
that is amazing!
and as others have said, i'm sure it will have a killer voice that matches the looks!
definitely keep us posted, and good luck in the morning for an early arrival.
d
Well, that is a new first for me. A topless mandolin.
(Because it has two backs).
Really, it IS a new first. Quite a stunning piece of mandolinery. Congratulations to both you and Girouard for a beautiful collaboration.
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