One of my projects over the next year or so is building a mandolin quartet, maybe even a couple. I am not sure what is going to happen to them once they are built, but we will see what happens. I have been playing around with a design idea much inspired by guitars built by the wonderful Claudio and Claudia Pagelli in Switzerland. (I did write and seek permission and they have not said no). Here are some pics of the first prototype mandolin. Englemann spruce and some plain European maple with a subtle amber shaded sunburst finish. Ebony fingerboard and head overlay with tortoise celluloid binding. The neck is bolted on from outside, using an M4 threaded insert in the back of the neck block and a socket head bolt through the heel. My wife suggests that it looks like something from The Jetsons and it was that 50s jazz LP cover vibe which attracted me to the design in the first place.
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