Jacobson Nautilus #24 - Built for Bluegrass

[Marty Jacobson]

Here's #24, ready to make its way up north to Kris, who has been very patiently waiting for it.

This one's intended for bluegrass. This is the first Nautilus with a 15th-fret neck joint. It has a very lightweight redwood top, paired with a deeper body than I usually use.
It's slightly more percussive than my 12-fret models, but the tone is more traditional in flavor and it keeps the tone coming up way past the 12th fret.

[Marty Jacobson]

Specs:
Straight-grained old-growth redwood top
Extra-deep body
Tone bar braced, Nouveau symmetric sound holes
Highly figured Bigleaf maple back and sides, quarter sawn
5-piece curly maple neck joined at the 15th fret
Compound radius ebony fretboard w/ makore blocks, malachite 12th fret marker, and aluminum dot markers
1 1/8" nut width
C shaped neck
.080" x .040" frets ("Banjo frets")
French polish over oil varnish
Jacobson maple and ebony bridge, vertically interlocking saddle
Jacobson engraved aluminum tailpiece w/ ebony frame
Rubner tuning machines with Moldflon bearings

[dusty miller]

Absolutely blown away by how it turned out. Looks and sounds fantastic. Very pleased!

[Michael Bridges]

Seems like every time you show a new one, my immediate reaction is "Wow! That's my favorite!" Beautiful job, Marty. You bluegrassed that one up real nice. I love the way that fretboard turned out! Take a Get Ready Pill, Kris! This one is gonna rock your world.

[Eric F.]

Wow. That's … just … wow. Seriously! Can we get a full shot of the back? Please?

[Marty Jacobson]

Glad you like it so far, Kris. I look forward to hearing how you like it once you've had the chance to get to know it a bit.

Here you go, Eric.. not sure how I forgot those. Nice wood from Bruce Harvie on this one.

[Eric F.]

Thanks!

[Mike Arakelian]

Absolutely blown away by how it turned out. Looks and sounds fantastic. Very pleased!

Congratulations Kris. You have a beautiful new mandolin! Enjoy it with everything you've got!

Mike

[Mike Arakelian]

That's just some really beautiful maple!

[Tom Haywood]

Very nice looking and sounding mandolin! And a great demonstration of it,too.

[Marty Jacobson]

That's just some really beautiful maple!

I have some just like it for you, Mike!

[Mike Arakelian]

You just put a great big smile on my face Marty!

[Grommet]

Dang, where'd my socks go? They were right here on my feet a second ago.