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Nice Pete, it sounds really huge down low and nice way up the neck too. Great Job!

Whoa... thanks for the feedback. I think I'll have to pull some more old fir down off the rack. Nice to see everyone. Made it back over the pass and it's snowing again. I'm ready for spring.

Sounds like you have just a small area of scratches, I'd stay away from the power tools. It's really easy to do it by hand. Just a little cotton rag and some elbow grease. It may take a few times...

I have one of those smaller power buffers and use it for the back and maybe sides, but go back to a small cloth folded up and elbow grease. 3M products from NAPA auto parts. No silicone, and haven't...

Steve, I feel for you about that split. Here is my two cents about gluing. You said you would put "significant pressure" when you glue again. And now you are thinking about trying to re-glue the...

A little history: this is how Mandodisfolilexia has been transmitted for generations. It started way back in the day with a mandolin orchestra conductor trying to recruit new victims for his abuse....

The nut and bridge height are completely interconnected, so go slow and as you get them just right use a feeler gauge slipped under each string the check as I go. The string height at the nut should...

So, a little more detailed question about accurately tuning the bridge. I had a skilled luthier tell me that the most accurate place to adjust each bridge position for each string is by sounding the...

I just finished and rubbed out my second mandolin and have done many other instruments. In my area it is very dry but rather cold right now and I shot this with a 50/50 mix. I had to heat up my spray...

I tried 3 different versions of the Henry ideas, drilling lots of holes to get rid of mass and it really does change the sound. I found it too bright for the mando I was working on. One trial was...

All these ideas sound good, any technique has to be refined to work. I'm a painter (houses sometimes but mainly on canvas) and I did a lot of hard edge stuff back in the day. One trick that we would...

This tailpiece still needs some work. I like the 1/8" stainless rod that I got from a glass blower friend who mounts his sculptures with it. The stainless and ebony work well together, but when I...

Thanks John, your website and instruments look great... hope I can hear one someday. And I may have to try one of your beautiful tailpieces.

Ok, so here's a question. What effect does the length of the strings behind the bridge have on the sound of a mandolin? There are lots of heavy cast brass tailpieces out there, but what about using a...

Dave,Dale & Grand Canyon, thanks, you guys are awesome. (I'm still workin' on that thread about carbon fiber v. truss rod) Finally somebody who doesn't just think I'm crazy for trying these things. I...

OK, now you guys are getting me inspired. It's snowin' outside so I'm firing up the wood stove and seeing if I can tune this port. Sure enough, it's not "beating" anymore. I took off a little more...

Hello, I'm new here, so Hi. Paul I was in your mando class at LarkCamp and I've been playing with a side port design this last year. I built a plug for it and always left it out. The instrument is...