I heard this so many times when I was in Naples. It is regarded as the local anthem. Now I get homesick every time I hear it. :-)
Lovely playing as usual Toomas.
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I heard this so many times when I was in Naples. It is regarded as the local anthem. Now I get homesick every time I hear it. :-)
Lovely playing as usual Toomas.
A very impressive instrument Graham! Very light indeed.
The place to start with these questions is defining what sound you like. Listen to different players and workout what appeals to you. Then get something that is a similar sound.
Lust…. grunt…. slobber…. Are you using violin varnishe?
I have seen the distortion around the soundhole corrected by the addition of two finger braces exactly as Tavy describes. I would also consider seeing if the crack in the bottom can be closed and...
This is great, Thank you, how do we get onto the mailing list?
A German Style Bowlback with Aquila Red mandolin strings. It works well, there isnt much volume loss compared to when it was strung with steel strings. If I were to make another one I would probably...
The really successful luthiers I know all seem to have branched into an area of specialisation or a specific market niche. Some focus on training students, some write books, some make very high end...
Mandolino Napoletana. Tiger Myrtle and Rose Myrtle bowl, spruce top, NG Rosewood neck, Gidgee fingerboard and armrest. I think the mold is mostly accurate now, it could loose 5mm from the width but...
Molds are always coated with wax or more recently varnish. This is to prevent the glue sticking the staves to the mold. From what I saw in Naples there is no practise of papering the mold and then...
Thanks everyone,
The neck set is fine, there is a lack of wear for an instrument that is one hundred years old. I dont think it has been played much in its life. I’ll wait till I hear back from...
That’s what I am wondering as well. The missing bits of the lable have literally been cut out. The lable itself is a nice piece of work, the embossed medallions are impressive. All ripe stuff for a...
Yes, that is very useful, thanks!
Ive been asked to look at this mandolin and potentially get it back to playing condition. It has had a hard life. There are some interesting points.
- The lable has been “modified”, potentially...
Thank you Toomas, lovely as usual!
That looks like a carved back to me. Play and enjoy!
Graham MacDonald describes the process of creating a cant in his Mandolin Project book. Score and clean out the back, profile with a file before bending. You will also need to take into account the...
I spent November last year in Naples building a contemporary Neapolitan mandolin. The build thread is still here on the forum.
The scene is well and truly alive in Italy as well as in Japan and...
That is so cool. I hope someone can bring it back to life.
In Naples I saw the same repair on a Mandola. A block on the high side of the crack, hide glue and painters tape. It was checked first using a thumb on each side of the cracks to ensure they would...
Please bear ion mind that Neapolitan’s dont speak Italian as a rule, they speak Neapolitan. I saw several attempts at Google translate from Italian. 1737 was still Baroque period, It definitely not a...
If I could only listen to one composer/genre for the rest of my life I would choose Bach. Nicely done!
Im really curious about Huon Pine as a soundboard, the stuff I have all taps like cardboard so Ive never tried it. Looking lovely, as usual.
Playing with compound curves. In the spirit of “if you dont use it, you lose it”
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Wel in my opinion there should be no acoustic difference between metal and ebony or bone nuts. The extra weight of a metal nut will change the balance of the instrument and perhaps lead to more...