Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
Jacob Hagerty, Hagerty Mandolins
James Moodie #8
Michael Fraser #5
Jacob Hagerty #1,#2,#3
1918 Gibson A1
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John Hamlett
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aka: Spencer
Silverangel Econo A #429
Soliver #001 Hand Crafted Pancake
Soliver Hand Crafted Mandolins and Mandolin Armrests
Armrests Here -- Mandolins Here
"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage
to lose sight of the shore, ...and also a boat with no holes in it.” -anonymous
Due to COVID pandemic circumstances, I've been set up in our apartment on one bench working at like 1/10th speed with my studio packed up in storage awaiting a major move several states away. Here's the first of some new mandolin and octave mandolin models that have been on the back burner for years. Feels good to get these going.
Last edited by Patrick Toole; Apr-12-2021 at 2:52pm.
My avatar is of my OldWave Oval A
Creativity is just doing something wierd and finding out others like it.
A rounder bodied baroque mandolin coming up to completion soon...
I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.
aka: Spencer
Silverangel Econo A #429
Soliver #001 Hand Crafted Pancake
Soliver Hand Crafted Mandolins and Mandolin Armrests
Armrests Here -- Mandolins Here
"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage
to lose sight of the shore, ...and also a boat with no holes in it.” -anonymous
I bought an old Washburn M2 that missing a top and carved a new one. It is the first time I used micro mesh pads on the shellac, and I was surprised at how much sheen I could achieve. Also shown is my K Salon hot hide glue pot which also melts wax to get rid of unwanted hair. Luthiers have to look their best even in the workshop!
I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.
Every now and then, I get an instrument that compels me get the rubber gloves out. This teens Gibson oval hole mandolin is the worst so far and was a measure more gross than your typical player mung.
The mandolin is owned by a person that is suffering from Dementia and unrecognized by, or unknown to him, there was a rather bad roach and carpet bug infestation in his home. I brought this to the attention of the person helping him out and the issue has since been dealt with.
The mandolin had hung on his wall, undisturbed and un-played for several years. The dark dots and streaks seen in the images, are insect excrement. This person is also a heavy smoker and the instrument was well laced with Nicotine funk. The original case was stored in a closet and had a few roaches still doing their thing when it was given to me. I immediately sprayed it with Permethrin for fabrics, followed with a thorough vacuuming.
A few pics from the bench...
Nicotine funk coming off of pick guard
A surprise waiting for me inside.
I think that is a stink bug all the way to the right. Must have taken a wrong turn somewhere...
Sucker for a hard luck case
The inside of that old Gibson is gross.
Repeat after me: "No thank you."
End of discussion!
Well worth saving. It will be beautiful once you're done.
My avatar is of my OldWave Oval A
Creativity is just doing something wierd and finding out others like it.
Yep, been there , seen that. After working as a violin repairer and builder for 26 + years, I have seen lots of bug (cockroach) poo and even skeletons of mice inside instruments.
That should clean up ok.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Eeww. Yuck. The mandolin will be so happy when you are done.
Hah. All I can think about is the summer my brother and I were tasked with removing 25 years of bat guano from the attic of an old house that had been divided into apartments, in Eastern NC. That mandolin might be unpleasant, but it can always be worse . . .
Clark Beavans
The mandolin did clean up nicely and the bug excrement all came off without leaving any staining or blemishes. Still have some poo spots inside and I may yet go after those with a bit of dampened rag taped onto a stiff wire. I used an ultrasonic cleaner with a Windex bath for the tuners and metal parts, a real time saver and cleaned them up like new. Waiting now for strings to come in, so I can do a setup and get it finish up. It is an all the original example, with original case and is structurally sound. It will be a rather nice piece once I get it set up.
Sucker for a hard luck case
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