Purdy!
Kip...
Purdy!
Kip...
Blessings,
Kip...
If you think you can or think you can't... you're likely right!
Eastman MD515, amid many guitars and a dulcimer.
Oooh sounds nice, that back is one sweet piece of wood too!
- 2004 Macica A
- 1952 Selmer Centered Tone
- Eastwood electric mandola
(and lots more)
Toxic is right, but beautiful, deep and dark...i know it works well on flattops and certainly the Wickersham's have built their share of solid bodied guitars but dunno much about arch tops...whats the neck wood? more pics..? really a beaut there Mr Elkhorn1.
Last edited by mtucker; Jan-12-2012 at 4:09pm. Reason: revised response
Schwinggg!
Bill James
www.axinc.net
The Cocobolo and Redwood really work well together. As all have said that back is simply gorgeous. The color of the redwood makes the cocobola less stark. Beautiful work. The tone of the instrument is haunting, deep and resonant. Everything works together. Truly a work of art/music.
Tony Huber
1930 Martin Style C #14783
2011 Mowry GOM
2013 Hester F4 #31
2014 Ellis F5 #322
2017 Nyberg Mandola #172
Wow! Beautiful, great job. Is it sold or available?
PJ
Stanley V5
Sounds fantastic! Very mellow but still with plenty of clarity, great work again Robb.
1924 Gibson A Jr. Snakehead
2004 Elkhorn A-5, #3
2016 White F-5, #6
Robb,
Absolutely gorgeous! I'm a fan of your work!
Tim Burcham
Northfield Big Mon (Red Spruce/Red Maple)
Gibson F-9 Custom
1942 Strad-O-Lin
1948-54 Gibson LG-3
2011 Gibson J-45 True Vintage
2017 Martin HD-28 VTS Custom Shop
Bailey Mandolin Straps (NFI)
Bell Arm-rests (NFI)
Fantastic workmanship - sorry to hear about the toxicity, it would be great to see some more of those!
Sounds and looks as good as it does on guitars. One of my favourite woods. Great job.
Trevor
Formerly of The Acoustic Music Co (TAMCO) Brighton England now retired.
Robb,
Sounds great, and the wood looks drop-dead gorgeous. Same can be said for the craftsmanship. However, if I can go out on a limb, and say that, after the fact, I think a lighter color binding might have given me better visual cues for my eyes to follow the shape of the outline. I think classic white might have been a bit too bright, but perhaps some kind of "antiqued" yellowed binding might have worked and also better separated out the similar coloration of the top and back.
But all in all, gorgeous work!
Jim
Jim Sims
" Amateurs practice until they get it right - professionals practice until they can't get it wrong."
"Me?... I don't practice."
iiimandolin#19
1917 Gibson A-1 Pumpkintop
www.sedentaryramblers.com
Thanks to everyone for all the great feedback on the Cocobolo mandolin. It really did turn out to be a special instrument; so bummed that I can't work it any more. I personally think it's one of the most amazing and beautiful woods available! So, since I can't do the Cocobolo any more I've got some unbelievable Koa and Mango stuff in the works; stay tuned. Lastly, I just want to say to everyone how lucky I feel to have this incredible resoure available for all of us to use. What a great community this is. Thanks Scott!!!
I am loving the shade of the top and the dark binding too. The back and sides are outrageous! Nice soundclip too.
Scott
Robb's Cocobolo Mandolin back has to be the most stunning that i've ever seen. In fact it's one of the most beautifully figured & coloured pieces of wood i've seen in my life.
Robb - What is it about Cocobolo that's so bad ?.Is it harder to work than other woods, or is it just the toxicity of the dust ?.If it's just the toxic dust,would wearing a dust mask & rigging up an extraction system prevent any dust entering your system ?. I ask because if somebody else wished you to make a similar instrument,would you refuse to build one simply because of the dust ?,
Ivan
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
Robb, just had achance to listen to the sound clip. It sounds amazing! Perfect sounding mandolin!!
Gorgeous.
Heiden F-5 #110
GMC Terrain VIN 2GTEC13Z871107423
2007 Tempurpedic mattress
$1.35 in assorted change
What Bill just posted is very true. The first build with the Cocobolo didn't bother me much at all; the second build took me two years to complete because I couldn't bring my self to do the finish sanding because the dust bothered me so horribly. I had to wear my resporator the whole time I worked on it (which is not really too fun); then it started to affect my eyes (they would get all watery a puffy). So.... I'm thinking I'll let someone else handle Cocobolo for here on in. There are plenty of other great woods out there that I'm looking forward to working with in the future.
Beautiful, or as cousin Eddie would say on Christmas Vacation, "What a surprise, what A surprise, that's just real nice Clark!"
Never give up the opportunity to shut up!
Will Rogers
Dat back!
Congratulations on creating such a looker
Hereby & forthwith, any instrument with an odd number of strings shall be considered broken. With regard to mix levels, usually the best approach is treating the mandolin the same as a cowbell.
Thanks for the info.Bill. Working with that wood sounds like a runner up to rubbing yourself all over with a handful of Poison Ivy !. Maybe a full body wetsuit & Scuba mask are in order,but forget the flippers,
Ivan
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
Beautifully resonant instrument.
Bill
What's the sound of Cocbolo? Rosewood-y? And, just for giggles but in all seriousness, how come mandolins aren't made with mahagony back and sides anymore??? I've thoroughly enjoyed EVERY Kalamazoo KM-21 I've ever played, and everyone of them but two had a mahagony back!
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