Wendler 10 almost here!

**David Miller** · Feb-27-2009, 9:02am

Final assembly on the 10 string electroMando that Dave Wendler has been building me should take place next week, and it would be an understatement to say I am VERY excited. Dave has been super throughout the process with his suggestions and expertise, and what I have heard of his instruments sounds spectacular. I am definitely attracted to the fact that these electric mandos still maintain qualities of their acoustic counterparts - I wasn't just looking for a small electric guitar, in other words. I have been using my regular guitar in "New Standard" tuning, i.e. CGDAEE, and I am looking forward to having the short-scale version of that same tuning to work with in this axe. Thanks for letting me ramble - I just needed somewhere to express my excitement!

**Daniel Nestlerode** · Feb-27-2009, 12:09pm

Dave,
Give us the specs, man. Scale length? Woods? Fret wire gauge? Nut width? Pickup? Wiring? Let us drool a little too.

Daniel

**David Miller** · Feb-27-2009, 12:50pm

O.K. - here is what I know now - more to come...

Woods: Natural Red Cedar body, Pao Ferro for fretboard, tailpiece, and peghead overlay
Scale: Around 15"
Fretboard: 16" radius, Pao Ferro, jumbo fret wire
Electronics: Dave Wendler's "Mag-Pi" system, which includes an EMG dual-coil magentic pickup and a piezo built into the bridge.
String Gauges: 10 14 24 36 52 (pairs)

I will be sure to share more pictures (maybe some sound samples) when the beast arrives...

**David Miller** · Mar-06-2009, 9:23am

Another pic from Dave Wendler. All that it lacks is the pickup (the first one was defective and is being replaced) and the pickguard / electronics box. Should be in my hands next week and I cant wait!

**Ken Olmstead** · Mar-06-2009, 10:57am

That should be very interesting! I have always thought his electrocoustic design was very cool!

**David Miller** · Mar-06-2009, 2:10pm

And, Done!!!

**Daniel Nestlerode** · Mar-06-2009, 8:41pm

Beautiful!

Daniel

**David Miller** · Mar-21-2009, 6:23am

A quick update:
The mando arrived almost 2 weeks ago and I am STOKED! It plays like a dream - action is great, and the intonation is the most on of any instrument I think I have played. The light weight of the body makes it a joy to play and the tone is all that Dave Wendler claims. The simple combo of the magnetic and piezo pickups leads to a wide range of tonal possibilities. My left hand is doing pretty well with the adjustment to the extra course, and I am having fun with the added lower range on the instrument.

In short, I couldn't be happier, and foresee many, many exciting hours of playing on this mando in the years to come. Thank you, Dave Wendler!