I love it, especially the Pearl.
Looks nice! What's the scale length?
Chris from Tucson
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That’s a beauty, Mike. A real beauty.
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Beautiful piece of work. Love the abalone binding. Very crisp clean finish to the whole instrument.
I'm guessing you gave the project some thought before starting, and I wonder if you have any advice about the effect or use of different scale lengths. I've developed a curiosity about octave mandolins recently and encountered various scale lengths, both longer and as short as 20 inches. Thanks in advance.
Thanks, and yes, a lot of thought went into it as I had no plans to follow. In fact there was probably too much thought, as I've forgotten how I arrived at that particular scale length! I think it was a compromise, placing it somewhere in the middle of the normal range, say, between 20 and 23 inches. I also had to consider where this would place the bridge and was limited by the dimensions of the cedar set I had been given. Basically, I had been given the cedar by my friend Paul(Wildestcat on Ukulele Underground Forum), so everything was determined from that. I had drawn up a plan with X bracing and needed to adjust the X angle to place the bridge correctly so it's wings straddled the X. Also note that I made it a 12 fret body join, which again was to be considered in placing the bridge.
Mike
Lovely instrument, Mike. Beautifully built and finished. I like your fixed bridge too.
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I love a top with beautiful silking! Very Nice!
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Beautiful!
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Thanks everyone for the kind and encouraging comments.
Mike
mikeyb2 , Is this the project you asked the compensation question about? It is very impressive.
Is this OM for sale, Mike? Do you have a website?
That is gorgeous - well done!
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It's absolutely gorgeous.
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