Hilburn #38

**Jim Hilburn** · Feb-16-2006, 4:22pm

Here's the latest.

**Jim Hilburn** · Feb-16-2006, 4:24pm

More.

**Jim Hilburn** · Feb-16-2006, 4:25pm

Here's a detail shot.

**Jim Hilburn** · Feb-16-2006, 4:26pm

And the headstock.

**mandoryan** · Feb-16-2006, 4:29pm

Very, very nice as usual Jim. I like the inlay too.

**Kevin K** · Feb-16-2006, 4:29pm

Wow, great job. It looks great. What are some details? Woods,etc.

**kyblue** · Feb-16-2006, 4:31pm

Beautiful inlay.

Paula

**Skip Kelley** · Feb-16-2006, 4:55pm

Jim, First class as always! Love that sunburst; It's perfect!

**ShaneJ** · Feb-16-2006, 5:19pm

Jim, that's gorgeous! I REALLY like the inlay. What kind of wire is it?

**Stanley Cox** · Feb-16-2006, 5:57pm

GREAT WORK
Stanley

**sgarrity** · Feb-16-2006, 5:58pm

Looks pretty close to perfection to me.

**grandmainger** · Feb-16-2006, 6:06pm

Lovely Mandolin! Great colour and inlay.

My girl is sitting next to me peeking, and wants to know where you got that quilt

I quote: "Nice Quilt! Who is this Jim? Does he have a good wife?"

LOL!
Germain

**Mark Walker** · Feb-16-2006, 6:22pm

Very very nice. Elegant beauty and simplicity!

**danb** · Feb-16-2006, 6:29pm

Beautiful Jim!

**Lane Pryce** · Feb-16-2006, 6:35pm

Just amazing. Keep em coming!!! Lp

**Stephanie Reiser** · Feb-17-2006, 5:13am

Jim, your work is amazing. I am very impressed with the level of craftsmanship that you possess.
I think the wire is Sterling, and it is very attractive.

**ab4usa** · Feb-17-2006, 9:14am

Jim,

That headstock is just perfection

**Jim Hilburn** · Feb-17-2006, 10:09am

Thanks to all.
The body woods are red spruce and red maple from Old Standard. I got the neck wood on E-bay about 5 years ago from Montreal and it looked very old when I got it.
The wire is from a spool of bead wire I got at Hobby Lobby for $2.10. Still have another 10 yards to go.
The finish is KTM-9 waterbased which I'm convinced gives varnish properties while being as durable as lacquer.

**Jim Hilburn** · Feb-17-2006, 10:12am

I also meant to say that the sunburst isn't nearly that red in person, but that can be said of most digital photo's of mandolins. The camera just doesn't percieve the delicate color transition as well as the human eye.

**mandopete** · Feb-17-2006, 10:27am

Jim -#you know how to make 'em right!

**Brian Ray** · Feb-17-2006, 10:57am

Nice Jim... I hope to get my grubby digits on one of your mandos sometime...

**Jim Hilburn** · Feb-17-2006, 11:04am

Dasspunk, the bad part is that could have happened in Bakersfield. I didn't do as well as I hoped at meeting all the Cafe crowd.
Next year one of the workshops needs to be a Cafe social.

**Jason Kessler** · Feb-17-2006, 11:25am

Yup. Pretty much perfect.

**bgmando** · Feb-17-2006, 1:20pm

Really pretty -- loved the headstock shape and its inlay.

**SternART** · Feb-17-2006, 1:34pm

HEY Jim......I got to meet you in Bakersfield.......and a pleasure it was!
BTW nice mando!

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