This is a new flattop just finished. It incorporates some new technology that I discovered that makes flattop mandolins sound a lot better. This one embarrassed the arch top I use as a reference, so the sound is quite astonishing for a flattop. With this technology I am calling it my 2nd generation flattop mandolins. I have made Pancake flattops and Kalamazoo type of flattops, but for reasons I don't understand, this body size and shape seems to give the best sound. It uses the same body size and shape as a Lyon and Healy style C.
Woods are Red Spruce top, Tasmanian Tiger Myrtle back and sides, Myrtle neck, Ivorywood bindings, Ebony fingerboard and headstock overlay. It has an adjustable Brekke flattop bridge. This mandolin has no shell inlay. The fingerboard dots are red opal, and the headstock logo is European Maple cut with a small CNC machine.
Sorry, I was hoping for some sound clips, but I injured my left middle finger and won't be able to play anything for a few weeks.
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