Glow in the Dark electric mandolin

[Ian H Weston]

Hi Everyone,

I haven't posted anything new since I finished that Flying V mandolin during the winter. Here is a picture of my latest creation. It's a glow in the dark 5-string electric mandolin. It has one major upgrade compared to the V. This one has an adjustable graphite bridge, instead of an unadjustable ebony bridge. It sounds a lot brighter, and has so much more sustain.

[nobullmando74]

Far out!

[Paul Busman]

Very cool. Now you obviously need one of these to play it:

http://v-picks.com/productdetails.php?q=31&page=picks

(NFI, but I have one and love it.)

[Ian H Weston]

Maybe I'll ship a few of those glow in the dark picks with it. here are some pictures of it glowing:

[mandroid]

Hope you did not use Radium..

[Paul Busman]

Maybe I'll ship a few of those glow in the dark picks with it. here are some pictures of it glowing:

It needs glowing fret markers

I'm a big glow in the dark fan, and I love this.

[Max Girouard]

It needs glowing fret markers

I'm a big glow in the dark fan, and I love this.

Yeah, some nice position marker leds and it would be over the top! Yikes!!!!

[Stephen Perry]

What kind of finish does that!? I think a fiddle would be wonderful that way. Really curious.

I imagine working towards that result was fun!

[JEStanek]

In his other thread on this he said glow in the dark paint with satin finish over top.

Jamie

[Ian H Weston]

Hi Stephen,

As per Jamie's response, it's a glow in the dark paint with a satin finish. The glow in the dark paint is very soft, and you need quite the build up in order to have a thick enough base for it to retain a glow for a few minutes. It would look great on a fiddle, but I don't think it would sound great on an acoustic instrument. I have 8 coats of paint on that thing and 3 coats of lacquer.

Cheers,

Ian

What kind of finish does that!? I think a fiddle would be wonderful that way. Really curious.

I imagine working towards that result was fun!

[pjlama]

That's it, I want one!

[Ian H Weston]

Hope you did not use Radium..

Have no fear, no radioactive substances were used. You could enjoy this thing for years without getting lymphoma.

[Ian H Weston]

Yeah, some nice position marker leds and it would be over the top! Yikes!!!!

I did locate a source of glow in the dark powder, which I could mix with epoxy and use for the dots. Right now, they are pearl.

[Max Girouard]

I did locate a source of glow in the dark powder, which I could mix with epoxy and use for the dots. Right now, they are pearl.

I cant remember where I got it, but I bought a piece of glow in the dark plastic sheet that could be cut into any shape inlay you like. I've had it for about 4 years now and it still glows in the dark when I kill the lights in my shop. Something like that might work as well.

[Ian H Weston]

I cant remember where I got it, but I bought a piece of glow in the dark plastic sheet that could be cut into any shape inlay you like. I've had it for about 4 years now and it still glows in the dark when I kill the lights in my shop. Something like that might work as well.

That could be cool. A vine of life, that glows in the dark...