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PG, here are my thoughts on what you are hearing and why. The loose tension rod allows for the high neck relief, so that’s kinda “one and the same” …if you will. Another words, if the board shows...

It is for this reason that after about 7 or 8 mandolin builds, that I decided to not completely finish the back of my necks until the day of delivery. If, of course, the new owner is within a...

Hello Phin2, I'm in the Florida panhandle if you happen to ever get up this way.
Jason
www.sloanmandolins.com

Thanks for sharing Roger! Your love for the craft has helped a many of us!!

Nice work indeed!

Happy Birthday Dennis and God bless you! I hope to visit your store one of these days!
Prayers brother!

Let's not forget the late great R.L. Givens, who according to Greg Boyd's website, built over 700 mandolins in a 30 year span.

Could this difference in the ease of playing also be an ever so slight difference in neck angle and the height of the arching on the top plate?
I've often wondered about this too. I remember having...

I received my Matt Miller picks today and really like it. I ordered the PG-45 and the KG-45. The PG is identical to my Bluechip TPR. The KG is the same shape but a little smaller....which I really...

Great interview CJ...very interesting! Congrats on the fern...its in good hands!

Sorry to hear this. I met Melvin at a South Georgia festival several years ago, before I started building. Played his personal mandolin and acoustic guitar, both we're great instruments. Especially...

About 3 years ago,I played a Passernig F5 at Smoky Mtn Guitars in Pigeon Forge, TN. I believe it's the owners personal mandolin. That mandolin absolutely blowed me away. I've played a lot of good...

I went down this path for at least a year and cut a couple of necks this way. There was ALOT of time spent on designing both fixtures to cut the headblock and neck. It did ok, but I just never could...

Congrats on #100 Barry! Looks good!

Howdy folks,
Here's my latest video of an F5 that I finished in the spring of 2013. I think the tone has opened up nicely in just the last 4 years. Please excuse my sloppy playing..ha! Thanks for...

Nice work Vernon, they look great!

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What kind of finish did you go with?

There's a lot of good info on the Cafe about this. Read everything you can and practice on scrap wood. Get a feel for the steps in french polishing...it can be very complicated. Your basically laying...

Here's a few a pics of the build so far. Any help or comments is always greatly appreciated...I'm all ears! I plan to do an induced arch of 15' for top and back plate. Top wood is Red Spuce. As I...

Thanks guys for all of the response. Graham, I actually have your book on bouzouki building, gave to me with this rim. We've decided on a 20"scale....tuned GDAE. I've learned that if I go as low...

Howdy folks,
Just wondering if anyone could help me decide on the scale length for an octave mandolin build that I'm about to start on. I've built several mandolins, but this will be my first...

I currently offer an F5 with Red spruce top in that price range. Completely handmade with satin finish. My oil varnish finish is a little extra though.
Jason
sloanmandolins.com

Howdy folks, it's been a while since I posted anything. Here's a quick video of my group playing on July 4th. It started as an outdoor show and it was just blazing hot down here in Florida, so we had...

I built mine directly from the copy carver plans in 2012....it still works good. Saves me a lot of rough out time.
-----Jason
sloanmandolins.com

I'm going with 2-- 1/4" carbon fiber rods for my current F4 build. I put them close enough together to not hinder the fingerboard profile once it's tapered down(1 1/8" nut) but I only did this...

Slowly coming along with my first F4 build. The toughest part of this so far was getting the 4 degree angle built into the soundboard to match the pitch of the neck. A huge thanks to Peter Coombe for...