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    Re: Whiskey barrel octave mandolin

    I can't help wondering what it sounds like.

    99 bottles of beer on the wall...
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    Re: Lutherie as an art form

    Roughly 25 yrs ago, I went to the Atlanta College of Art and after 4 years I received a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts with a Concentration in Sculpture. It's where I learned the basics of...
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Thanks guys. That one went to its new home in Oregon a few months back. I'm excited about this one as it's a departure from the Army/Navy pancake shape. Just finished up bracing the top following the...
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    I hear you Bill, I just found the natural beauty of the wood attractive... it turned out beautiful and it sounded awesome on the last instrument, so I'm repeating the process.
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Starting my next flat top; Douglas Fir top and some lovely Birdseye Maple for the back with a 1/8" strip of Sapele in the middle.

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    The fir top on my last build sounded so nice I...
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    Re: Favorite part of instrument building?

    I love the glue up when gluing the top to the rim... I feel like that's when it really starts to look like what I saw in my head before I started!

    Not a fan of the finishing process... it feels...
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    Re: First build with James Condino

    James, I would definitely like to see video, hopefully you can get it posted somehow! If I had the time and money, I'd gladly take a trip up from to spend a day, but that's not in the cards! Thanks...
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    Re: Spray Booth ideas

    Resurrecting this thread because its been on my mind and something I've been working on here and there and finally finished last night...

    A few months back a friend who is an HVAC Technician gave...
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    Re: What's your preferred neck joint and why?

    Thanks all!

    I like this set up Clark Mandolins uses:


    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AX17AZ4Mkmw&pp=ygUcRG92ZXRhaWwgbmVjayBqb2ludCBtYW5kb2xpbg%3D%3 D
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    Re: Oval vs F holes

    Agreed 100% ... I play very regularly at a jam and have played both an F hole and oval hole at said jam. What I have found is that while an oval has a place in one's arsenal, it typically gets lost...
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    Re: DI for K&K pickup?

    Another vote here for RedEye. I haven't played plugged in in quite a while, but I do have a K&K in my SA and used to play in the worship band at church. I had the RedEye with a tuner run through the...
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    Re: Can anyone name this mandolin? Thank you.

    Are you looking for the name of the builder who made the mandolin on the cover of that book? It looks like one of Marty Jacobson's!
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    Re: A Style “Holy Grail?

    Can't imagine ever parting with my Silverangel Econo A. It hits all my marks and does everything I want it to, therefore I'm pretty sure I have possession of my Holy Grail. So I'll keep working on my...
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    Re: Mandolins too twangy

    Definitely experiment with strings. I had an instrument I felt was a little too shrill for my liking and replaced the strings with Flat-wound strings and liked the tone much better.

    As Rob says...
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    Re: Compulsive purchase- Flatiron 1N

    It's been a while since any of us have been on this thread and I recently remembered it! In case any of you pancake fans didn't get to see it on the "Post a Pic of what's on your Bench" thread, I'll...
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    No 5 is en route to its new owner, and I've been in shop improvement mode for the last month or so... No instruments on my bench yet, ... so I am working on an exhaust system for the shop. I have a...
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    WOW! ... Beautiful!
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    NMC; but wow... Pagani in Gypsy Jazz style

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHwzzSYhHrs&list=WL&index=5

    I had put this in my Watch Later on YT and came across it yesterday and was super impressed. Hope you all get a kick out of it like I...
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    Re: Help me spend $10k

    I DO know of a really nice flat top on the market ... just sayin'
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Love the look of that sycamore! Such beautiful stuff!
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Worked out all of the set up on #5 and took some detail shots; check the Flickr link for all the goodies:https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAUKZT

    Its been done and ready for a couple weeks now and I've been...
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Very cool Tom! With 3 of my 4 girls being violinists, I've definitely considered building one myself! Yours looks lovely!
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Got #5 strung up late last night. Still a few kinks to work out, but essentially it's all done!

    It's surprisingly loud in comparison to the others I've built and has a really nice tone. So here...
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    Re: Kentucky KM 172 for $245 USD

    Agreed. Kentucky mandos are solid woods, a lot of Ibanez mandos are not. The Kentucky will be better IMO.
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Spent the last few days polishing and leveling frets... almost time to put on all the bits and bobs

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