Re: OM Rib Height
Hi Jeremy
I'm in the middle of my first OM build too. I'm basing my design on this mandola made by Louis Patenotte in the 60's (I think).
The body will be 400mm long, 310mm wide and 85mm deep at the tailpiece end. Flat top, without the cant, X-braced, 510mm scale. Bridge will be about 13mm high, giving a break angle of about 10 degrees.
As we are in roughly the same part of the world (I'm in Mansfield, Notts) we can get together and compare instruments if you like, when they're done.
Mandolins: Bandolim by Antonio Pereira Cabral
German flatback mandola by unknown maker converted from a descant Waldzither
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