Hi MandoCafe Builder Forum Members,
Well, after two years of many, many long nights and weekends I'm happy to finally share my two recently completed prototype mandolins that I started building...
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Hi MandoCafe Builder Forum Members,
Well, after two years of many, many long nights and weekends I'm happy to finally share my two recently completed prototype mandolins that I started building...
So dope!
Thanks to all for the tips and for the link to the video!
Thanks John. I utilized a bandsaw to do the initial cut, but went a little too far. Should I fill those gaps with a filler strip to and then utilize the chalk to shape?
Hi Charley,
Thanks for the heads up! Hopefully they show up now
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Hello Cafe Builders!
I’m currently in process of fitting my first dovetail neck joint (please be kind!).
The dovetail-tail is well fitted to the socket, but as you will see in the attached...
Hello Cafe,
I'm working on an F5 build using the Siminoff instructional book as a rough guide. I'm currently at the point where I've shaped and rough sanded the top side of the top plate and now...
Hey Cafe,
Curious to know if anyone has ever played an instrument with a "non-standard" neck profile. Strandberg guitars comes to mind:
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Are these comfortable? Any neck shaping...
Awesome, thanks for the help!
Hi Cafe Builders!
I recently have joined a makerspace with a tabletop CNC machine, and I'm excited to get up and running with machining top and back plates on it. I was wondering if anyone has...
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I'd be curious to hear how you guys have approached designing the neck of a carbon fiber mando. Are you building the layers up around a wood core? Any consideration regarding fiber orientation the...
Thanks Marty! The first emando was 19" scale and the bottom strings felt a little floppy and the top sounded a little thin. Its still a playable instrument but I was curious to see if doing a multi...
Hi Folks, I recently finished up building a hollow body 5 string electric octave mandolin and thought it worthwhile to share with the cafe! Top is sitka with a maple neck and maple back and sides. I...
Much appreciated! Thanks for the help
Hi There! On a recent trip to Ireland I was able to record some excellent sessions and there is one tune in particular that I would love to identify by name. Below is a link to a dropbox file which...
Myself and my good friends Sean and Ethan finished recording this original recently which features some Allman Bros style lead guitar and e-octo-mando playing towards the end of the track! Hope you...
Hey Bill, thanks. Sounds good, pickups are wired so each can go back an forth between series humbucking and single coil. Its been fun exploring the different combinations :)
Well here it is, warts and all! After 2 years of chipping away here and there I've finally finished my first attempt at building myself an instrument. Feels pretty darn good.
I figured I'd share...
Turned the living room into a pseudo recording studio this weekend and recorded a pretty cool tune with my pal Sean on drums and bass. Listeners might notice the obvious lack of mandolin on the...