Skip,
That gives meaning to the phrase "simple elegance". So nice!
Steve
Skip,
That gives meaning to the phrase "simple elegance". So nice!
Steve
As is apparent from many of the builder posts on this string, we seem to be detail-obsessed personalities ... in the best way!
I guess that is why I am so tickled by the little V5 logo detail on...
A nice shot of a new inlay for the V5 that I am prepping for finishing --
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Thank, Skip!
Here's a little comparative anatomy with the current Sorensen VX and V5 scrolls --
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It's nice to be back in the wood mode after a roller coaster detour into carbon fiber!
Here is a new variation of the Sorensen VX with a F5-ish scroll ... so I guess its a Sorensen "V5". I really...
There is a fundamental reason that more experienced players progress to better quality instruments -- they grow to understand the difference in responsiveness, complexity, subtlety of tone, and...
Skip,
Thank you so much for your consistent positive cheerful presence here.
You are a more than a remarkable builder, you are a positive force for all 'Cafe regulars.
Steve
Well, of course the side dots match the frets!
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My pal, Eddie Sheehy, and I decided to update this Sprite Two-Point mandola with a 16" to 14.25" scale fan fret fingerboard. The results turned out to be lovely to see and beautiful to hear. CC GG DD...
These days, variety is the spice of life, so the bench has seen --
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Maple and Sitka Spruce
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Kevlar/Carbon Fiber
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Eddie was a wonderful, kind, positive man. A delight to have shared a bit of mandolin time with him.
Steve
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As a teen I was obsessed with the banjo. Jesse McReynolds was the first mandolin player that I actually stopped, and listened to, and starting thinking, man, that is a cool sound with all those...
Liam Purcell gives a really interesting introduction and comparison of his new Kevlar/Carbon Sprite to his nine-year-old wood Sorensen Sprite --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wPp5lxQ9s
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Sometimes I just get so tickled by the way a set of pictures convey the look of a new instrument ...
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This newest Kevlar/Carbon Sprite is out in Deep Gap, NC with Liam Purcell. Can't...
Don,
I use the two-way adjustable like this --
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Love it when a plan comes together ...
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One more view of the peghead before tuners go on.
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Decided to try adding pin-striping. That wasn't easy!
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:cow::cow::cow:
:popcorn:
First clear coat with pinstriping . . .
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Silas Powell and his Sorensen VX really ripping it up on this new release from The Silas Powell Band -- Wheel Hoss
https://airplaydirect.com/music/SilasPowellBandWheelHoss/
Steve
Billy,
There are some yellow, orange, and tan Kevlar options. At some point, I might try tinting over the Kevlar/Carbon twill ... I love a beautiful sunburst too.
Steve
The progress from v4 to v5 on hands was impressive. We are a few scant years from Terminators playing heavy metal mandos as they rethink the role of humans.
Steve
Here are a couple of "poster" mash-up views of the blue and green.
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Composite Envisions just introduced a Black Kevlar/Black Carbon Fiber twill that is really intriguing too....
The cool perk to all the twists in this process is getting to hang out here.
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