Mandolins in progress

[GarY Nava]

Here's my take on an electric mandolin- still a lot to do, but it's the first day she's look respectable enough to appear here

[Ron McMillan]

VERY nice, Gary. I look forward to seeing more shots of the finished item.

[Marty Jacobson]

I figure if nobody ever sees the inside of the top, might as well have fun with it.
Maybe these'll give Frank Ford's great-great grandson a chuckle in 90 years...

[sunburst]

How does that affect the sound??? Would a different color ink sound different? How much mass does the ink add? If you use black ink on the underside, does it sound better with varnish or lacquer on the outside? What about sepia ink?

[JEStanek]

John brings up some valid questions. I'll check wikipedia!


Those look very cool. I like the whimsy and sense of humor.

Jamie

[Pete Jenner]

How does that affect the sound??? Would a different color ink sound different? How much mass does the ink add? If you use black ink on the underside, does it sound better with varnish or lacquer on the outside? What about sepia ink?

I hear the black on the underside doesn't affect the sound nearly as much as a blue fingerboard.

[HoGo]

i hear the black on the underside doesn't affect the sound nearly as much as a blue fingerboard.

lol !!!!

[Ron McMillan]

'Bill Monroe never played this, but if he did, he would've loved it......'

[Soundfarmer Pete]

My first electric with a Floyd Rose vibrato.....routing finished today.....
Body is sapele with a North American maple neck, rosewood board. Pickups will be a humbucker at the bridge and a P90 style single coil in the neck position wired to a 4 position switch.
Next job is to seal the body then it`s off to the auto repair shop for a spray job......I hate doing white

[labraid]

The finished peghead for a Lyon and Healy mandolin.

[mandolinlee]

Martin -
In post 6728, #18 looks like it has a tapered cleat glued at the end of the "f" hole. What is it and what does it do?
I like the idea of the info written on the underside of the top.
Thanks,
Lee

[GarY Nava]

Just finished the tail-piece for the electric mandolin- yep decided upon ball-end strings!

[Steve Sorensen]

Sprite Two-Point Mandola . . . Frettin' and Neckin' --



Steve

[Pete Jenner]

Sprite Two-Point Mandola . . . Frettin' and Neckin' --



Steve

Is that the one for Lee Roy?

[Steve Sorensen]

Peter - Yes. This is #2 of 3.

The first went to Robert Bruen of the dynamic Western duo Walking Rain.

Trying to get this one to Lee in time to slip in few tracks on the CD that they're currently working on.

Also doing one for The Mandolin Store that is a couple of steps behind this one.

Nice to see mandolas getting some love. The world needs more of 'em!

Steve

[Marty Jacobson]

Nice to see mandolas getting some love. The world needs more of 'em!

Amen! I'm sure a few more Sprite mandolas will make the world just a bit of a better place.


Gary, that tailpiece/tail plate design is brilliant. Well done, sir.

[Steve Sorensen]

Feelin' well-heeled today -



Steve

[mandopete]

My first electric with a Floyd Rose vibrato.....:

Congratulations, I have been waiting to see someone try this. Those Floyd Rose tremelo's are a b*tch to set up. Was this one a customer request?

I'm curious if anyone has ever tried a Fender Stratocaster type tremelo on an electric mandolin?

[Jeffff]

Or better yet a Kahler. Not nearly as finicky as the Floyd.

[Soundfarmer Pete]

Congratulations, I have been waiting to see someone try this. Those Floyd Rose tremelo's are a b*tch to set up. Was this one a customer request?

I'm curious if anyone has ever tried a Fender Stratocaster type tremelo on an electric mandolin?

Definitely.....customer request....perhaps I`m stupid...perhaps I like a challenge......maybe a bit of both
This is the first tremolo I`ve done on a mando but I did scratch build a 4 string Strat style trem on a tenor guitar.....
Those Brazillian luthiers are streets ahead when it comes to electrics (Guitarra Baiana) and many are fitted with tremolos of all shapes and sizes......worth investigating

Have fun!

[Marty Jacobson]

Cooking along -- #17 (take 2) and #18 are boxed up and waiting for fretboards.



I use a block plane to trim the sides after they're applied.. in this case, the old way is definitely the best way.

[billhay4]

Nice, Martin.
Bill

[Steve Sorensen]

Looking forward to hearing how the redwood plays, Marty.
Steve

[Pete Jenner]

What's the body width on those Marty?

[Harrison Withers]

I know these things aren't super highly thought of around here, but this one was built as a commision for a customer with a vested business interest in cigar box based insturments. I scraped out a saga am-10 mandolin kit for most of it.



I'm not a great player but here is a video of it: