Another engraved tailpiece by Weldon Lister.

[californiajed]

Weldon engraved a tailpiece for my Collings MF5 not long ago. I was so impressed I asked him to do another for the MF5O V. I was blown away again when it arrived. I had a chance to put it on this morning. It looks like it should have been there all along. I couldn't be happier.

[mandroid]

Process Question..

There A re-plating after the engraving, or is the black paint covering the bare base metal exposed ?..

Or was the Allen Bronze ones engraved then electro plated thereafter. ?

[californiajed]

Mandroid, this was a Collings tailpiece that I had de-plated before I sent it to Weldon. He plated it after engraving, as I understand. He applies the black to it after he plates it, I believe. He did that at my request because I prefer the contrast, particularly when he does deep relief like on this one.

[Avi Ziv]

Incredible work!!! Just...Wow

Thanks for sharing

[mandroid]

OK i get it the Allen TP was on Your Collings , so its a Collings tailpiece.

[Tavy]

Wow: now that is a real work of art!

[Bill Baldridge]

Rightly proud of that one. Congrats.

[Michael Weaver]

That is very nice!

[sgrexa]

Rightfully expensive, but sooooo beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

Sean

[Charlieshafer]

Sweet!

[Steve Sorensen]

What a work of art!
Steve

[californiajed]

OK i get it the Allen TP was on Your Collings , so its a Collings tailpiece.

Apologies if I sounded argumentative -- didn't mean to. I was just trying to precisely answer your question and let you know I used the TP that was original to the mandolin rather than sourcing another. I had no idea who supplies Collings -- is it Allen?

[mandroid]

Yup.

Well at least you didn't have to buy another one..

Collings may order enough in a batch, to have their Brand stamped on it, IDK..
if it has 'Collings' on it somewhere.

for others that want to do both an engraved tailpiece
and an upgrade from a standard one, the Allen Company sells them Un plated

then after the engraving work they get plated just once.

De Plating is a current flow Reversal in the electro plating process, it's an additional cost.

[Traveling Tracks]

That is awesome!
I'm wondering if he could do a James tailpiece and approximately what the engraving cost is?

[doc holiday]

Another in the works from master engraver Weldon Lister. This one, a James tailpiece for my Tom Ellis A special, harkens to Sam Bush's tailpiece with the flowerpot on it. This one hasn't been plated or antiqued yet.

[Marty Jacobson]

Now that's a flowerpot!

[sgarrity]

Doc, that is the best looking TP I've ever seen. Absolutely gorgeous!

[almeriastrings]

Wow....

[Keith Newell]

I want one...

[Buck]

Beautiful! Now I'm inspired to take a good photo of mine.

[Leon Peoples]

Beautiful! Now I'm inspired to take a good photo of mine.

Buck if you can a picture of yours would be nice, I always wondered if Weldon did that one or his Dad ?
Best. Joe

[Eric Michael Pfeiffer]

Wow is an understatement...I really like this kind of work!

[J Mangio]

Beautiful work, thanks for sharing.

[doc holiday]

Here she is installed. Weldon called it the "King Tut" tailpiece... :-)

[californiajed]

Another in the works from master engraver Weldon Lister. This one, a James tailpiece for my Tom Ellis A special, harkens to Sam Bush's tailpiece with the flowerpot on it. This one hasn't been plated or antiqued yet.

Wow, that is pretty, Doc!