Post a picture of your blonde Mando

**SternART** · Dec-30-2004, 9:14pm

In case you didn't see it in the Monteleone thread, a Grande Artist Delux

**oldwave maker** · Dec-31-2004, 11:27am

Pauls fresh Nugget, grilled to perfection. He's coming this week to pick up his golden guitar shaped octave. 2 young blondes- what a holliday season!

**oldwave maker** · Dec-31-2004, 11:29am

Nice slab....

**oldwave maker** · Dec-31-2004, 11:31am

And I didnt think luthiers got MAS

**oldwave maker** · Dec-31-2004, 12:02pm

the other blonde, deep voiced, with a wide bottom.

**bud** · Jan-11-2005, 8:13pm

Here is my blonde. #A Kimble A5 #6. #I never thought I'd like a deep voiced, loud mouth blonde, but this is it.

**Charlie Ayers** · Feb-08-2005, 11:21am

http://client.webshots.com/album/268112377uHGmtM

Here's a Mowry F5.

Charlie

**Bob Kellett** · Feb-08-2005, 4:51pm

and my new Ratcliff A model.....

**mandoman15** · Feb-08-2005, 7:10pm

here's the mowry just to make it easier... I even set it as my desktop's backround, it's really nice

**Charlie Ayers** · Feb-08-2005, 10:09pm

Thanks John:

My new computer has only "Paint", not "Photoshop" (which is what I think my last computer came with, and I can't seem to make pics fit here.

Charlie

**Bill Snyder** · Feb-08-2005, 11:09pm

Charlie,
I have never used it, but IrfanView is supposed to be a free program to resize photos. Here is a site you can get it from.
Also Google has a free download called Picasa2 that is able to do some photo editing.Picasa2 can be found here.

**Charlie Ayers** · Feb-08-2005, 11:37pm

Thanks Curious! I'll try those.

Charlie

**Chris Burt** · Feb-10-2005, 1:06am

SternART, I haven't seen through-the-f-hole brass calipers, like those hanging just behind the bass side of the Monteleone, in awhile. And the big brass German purfling marker, you've been building for a few years. Interesting ideas in the position markers laid out on the fingerboard hanging in the upper left corner.

**BlueMt.** · Feb-12-2005, 12:35pm

The only blonde in my life....for now.

**mandoman15** · Feb-13-2005, 8:48pm

I've always loved the triangularized oval holes...what do they do for the sound?

**Stephen Perry** · Feb-13-2005, 10:09pm

Curly maple binding. Very new and green, but opening nicely. Crisp. Eastman MD914.

Actually, not this maple pink, more yellowish/amber.

**BlueMt.** · Feb-14-2005, 5:29pm

Originally Posted by (mandoman15 @ Feb. 13 2005, 20:48)

I've always loved the triangularized oval holes...what do they do for the sound?

John, I've only had one other non-f-hole mandolin, which was a totally different design than this one(Flatiron Army/Navy), so I can't really comment on the difference the soundhole shape might make. This is a nice sounding mandolin for blues, celtic , oldtime, etc.

**Charlie Ayers** · Feb-24-2005, 9:27am

Here are some Holst F5 pics (they're posted in a separate thread, too).

http://community.webshots.com/album/268130766bWEBzN

Charlie

**cutbait2** · Feb-24-2005, 1:21pm

Bud, glad you're enjoying #6. that's a one of a kind engleman/red spruce top from Will. Great tone in that little baby.

**bud** · Feb-25-2005, 8:53am

Cutbait2. You are right. That Kimble is a killer. Best mandolin I own. Now if I can just afford one of his F5's. I'll be selling everything else to get one.

Bud