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Thanks for the info, friends.

Yes, still in Philly - doing a little instrument repair work around the edges of my full time regular work. It's more of a hobby than a vocation for me, but I'm...

Stunning. thanks for posting!

I was at the Philly show last night too - and echo everything Jamie said.

There are few musicians with his range of genres, inventiveness, technical skill, expressiveness and charm as a...

bratsche - you can get flatwound chrome acoustic guitar strings and put them on the Baby Taylor OM conversion. I did that with my 20.5" B.Dean OM and it worked nicely. Different tone... not 100%...

And hey, Charlie-
Some of my best friends are jerky players! ;)

re: the endpin-- is the jack flush with the body of the bouzouki? Or does it stick out? If it sticks out (as have most I've seen), you can use that as the endpin to attach a strap -- although you...

ok, it took me a little too long to look in Walt's profile to figure out that we're talking about Maryland.

I'd make the trip down from Philly, schedule permitting. Although I have built a...

Lovely.
re: finish - I say keep it as natural as possible. the woods are beautiful all by themselves and the work looks clean so no need to hide anything behind a stupid burst (I hate most bursts)....

Agree with most of what's been said here but especially want to echo Mandobart's statement. Pancake/flat mandos are relatively less expensive b/c the building process is simpler - and they are...

I think it bears saying that different learners have different ways of learning, as well as different background experiences and skill sets, access to equipment and available time. I admire those...

I think your use of the word "translate" is very apt. I find playing different instruments is like learning different languages. Each has syntax and poetics of its own, even if the alphabet is the...

Sophie -
I strongly suggest you consider looking at A-shaped mandolins - you will get more quality for your dollar, and for $1000 you can get a very decent new or used instrument. The scroll is...

As an aside -- I can't help but notice 3 things.

1) The OP did not post this as a whining "my spouse won't let me have what I want!" post. She listed the good reasons her SU had given for having...

I have to agree with bouzoukiboy - I think those OM's are overpriced, and fwiw, not even close to the price range you specified in the OP. The only Weber OM that you might find in your range would...

It's my observation and experience that all builders and repairfolk make mistakes and/or accidentally mess things up. It seems to me that the good ones a)know they've messed up -- and b)know they...

I have a gourd backed mando-- well, it has 4 strings not 8, but it's tuned in fifths and it's sold as a "gourdolin". It actually sounds pretty good. And the design is very clever.

Essentially,...

and the back...

Plenty of that around here already! #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
And nothing wrong with it either... heck, some of my best friends are FBOGWM's !!...

There's a fine line between appreciating women and objectifying. I'm glad there seems to be interest in keeping this on the appreciation side.
KE