Doug, Thanks! Your two-pointer looks awesome!
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I know this won't be for everyone, but here is the prototype for my Jerry Garcia inspired mandolin ready for final shaping and sanding!
Max, that is so great. What's the color scheme going to be?
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Max, that is fantastic!
I love how the top of the peghead compliments the aggressive body points...Nice!
I can't wait to see it under Lauri's stain and varnish.
Fine work.
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looks great ...who says that it has to look like every other one ... keep at it and tell us how it sounds....keith
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Max,
Extremely impressed. You've got something special there!
Steve
Thanks guys! I'm trying to keep this one as close in appearance to the guitar that inspired it, so it will have gold hardware, dark brown front and back, and amber sides and neck.
I like the strength of that design, Max. I bet it would be sweet in a bright red finish too... I'm looking forward to seeing the final instrument.
Jamie
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From the oldwave unfinished furniture dept, neighbor Brian's mandola, finished in tru-oil by him. Engelmann spruce, vermont hard maple, local black walnut peghead veneer and fretboard. Swapped him for labor to build a sunroom, win-win.........
Doug - Been awhile since I've been noodling around on the Cafe'. (Always busy in the summer here in Michigan you know - gotta take advantage of camping, festivals, good weather, the lawn, the garden, etc.)
That mandolin looks great! Soon you'll be right up there with the top-shelf luthiers, and we've had the privilege of watching your progress from day one! Keep up the great work!
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Max, that is one beautiful mandolin! You should consider accentuating the "Ripple" pattern of the grain on the back. I can't wait to see picture of this when it is finished.
PS - Now my mind is plagued with thoughts of an OM with this shape, thanks a lot!
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c.1965 Harmony Monterey H410 Mandolin
"What a long, strange trip it's been..." - Robert Hunter
"Life is too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde
Think Hippie Thoughts...
Gear: The Current Cast of Characters
Thanks Skip, Jill, & Mark. My James tailpiece should come today and I'll get it strung up tonight. Can't wait!
certainly you've collected pics of alembic's tribute, coco facings and hippie sandwich... swirly and dark, kinda got that old gibson or guild vibe to it. RT and or Paul H are probably familiar with the one and only orig wolf... although i think its been covered, considerably...and not without some controversy, either.
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That is a great looking guitar. I love how Alembic uses laminates, so I decided to try a few on this prototype. To simulate hippie sandwich look, I used bindings with a top and side stripe. I thought about using rounded sides like the Rigels with real wood laminates, but I didn't want to get too crazy right off the bat!
Max; the detail work on that binding is outstanding!
Very sharp!
c.1965 Harmony Monterey H410 Mandolin
"What a long, strange trip it's been..." - Robert Hunter
"Life is too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde
Think Hippie Thoughts...
Gear: The Current Cast of Characters
guess it's 'tiger' now that i google it....here's the man himself playing doug erwin's creation...your's has got it going on, Max...well done.
I think that is a picture of Rosie
I'm pretty sure the one on the left is Tiger, made by Doug Irwin. He used brass of all things for the fretboard binding! Rosebud didn't have any fretboard binding and only one dark laminate between the top and middle piece of maple. The one on the right is Lightning Bolt made by Steven Cripe. I studied as many pictures as I could and took features from each guitar to incorporate into my prototypes. Really interesting stories around each guitar and how they were made and what they were made from.
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