Headstock pictures

**oldwave maker** · Dec-05-2002, 10:39am

The yellow-meated melondolin "Sweet" and the aquamarine radio flyer ripoff "whoa!"

**MOP** · Dec-05-2002, 12:08pm

Mad dawg,
and the string?

**Jim Hilburn** · Dec-05-2002, 7:57pm

This is the peghead of my first mandolin made in '79. Straight Siminoff.I even called him to order the tuners at 7 AM Mountain time,thinking he lived on the east coast,but he had moved to California,so I got him out of bed at 6 AM to make the order.
Nugget did the finish on it for $200.Those were the good ole days.

**Arto** · Dec-06-2002, 5:22am

Herman, your mandolins look fantastic! Who made those?

greetings, Arto

**Peakbagr** · Dec-07-2002, 4:58pm

Hey guys, lets keep those headstock pictures coming.

**Marty Jacobson** · Dec-07-2002, 7:15pm

My personal favorite, for obvious reasons... :-)
Check out those ears on the neck. They're 3 pieces each, alternating maple & cocobolo, so you get that sweet stripe down the center, which is the inverse of the maple/cocobolo/maple center part of the neck. Sweet!

And the pretty lass, too... the reason she looks like she's got a great tan is because she's copper, in case you were wondering. :-) Goes great with the copper and ebony jazz-guitar-style trapeze tailpiece...

**Eugene** · Dec-08-2002, 1:07pm

A delicious, graceful Embergher provided by Alex elsewhere on the board:

**Martin** · Dec-09-2002, 7:33am

Here's my Gibson F4

**Flatpick** · Dec-09-2002, 4:44pm

Simple....

**mad dawg** · Dec-09-2002, 6:29pm

Originally Posted by

Mad dawg,
and the string?

MPO - we prefer to use cat-gut.

**Gavin Baird** · Dec-11-2002, 5:08pm

Head Stock of Bill Thompson's F4

**cyclome** · Dec-12-2002, 4:34pm

The head and tuners on my Santos Beirao Lda., ca.?

**John Hill** · Dec-12-2002, 9:22pm

ArtDecoMandos,

How about some photos of the whole thing, looks like a beauty so far.

**Jim Hilburn** · Dec-12-2002, 10:28pm

ArtDeco,
I really like the coco ears.I got to hold a Loar this past weekend,and was struck by how they used the black veneer overlay on the back of the peghead to hide the fact there were seams as well as starting the scroll climb so you don't see the seams.You,on the other hand used the seams to get a nice,contrasting look.
Watch out for that cocobolo.It can produce rashes if you let the dust get on you.

**twombo** · Dec-13-2002, 4:24pm

Here's a couple by Michael Lewis.

First, the D'Anjelico Mando

**twombo** · Dec-13-2002, 4:29pm

And the headstock on one of his Brazian rosewood F models

**twombo** · Dec-13-2002, 4:32pm

and a traditional F style headstock

(this one is mine!)

**jeff_75** · Dec-14-2002, 12:14am

sam bush...

**Flatpik** · Dec-15-2002, 3:02pm

Mike's Pricetone #33

**moxledb** · Dec-15-2002, 3:06pm

Here's my D1M Dearstone headstock....

**Marty Jacobson** · Dec-15-2002, 11:08pm

Thanks for the kind words and caution. I actually had my first run-in with inhaled cocobolo dust turning bowls a while back. Something like an instant severe head cold... :-)
I use a dust mask now... at least, whenever my little brother's watching.

And I don't care what anyone says. Mr. Lewis is the man. Keep 'em coming!