Good break at about 1:00 which gives a real feel for the Sprite B in the mix with LRB --
Steve
A nice bit of Sprite action from Liam Purcell --
Steve
Lovely! Your two-point really sings under extremely tough circumstances.
Love seeing mine up there in the collage. Orange you all jealous?
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Not too jealous, but I'm glad this one went to you Chris. Your wife is really a gem. I played one at TMS around Oct. 2014 (possibly the same one you tried in 2015?). It was really a wonderful mandolin. For my tonal, styling, and playability preferences, it was the best in the store that day. But...when I played the Pava I knew that it would be the one that came home with me that day. I do love those two pointers though!
Scott
Sure do love the looks of two-points. Looks like another one for my 'dream' list of instruments!
That is a beautiful instrument, Steve! I love the coloring; it is perfect! That is a sad story of the one that commissioned it.
Here's a bit of video of Chris Cerna (Bluegrass Republic) picking on the "Junkyard Dog" Sprite Two-Point that I built last year using an old reclaimed curly Redwood beam cutoff from Bruce Harvey and a piece of spalted curly Maple from an old barn board that another wood seller gave me for free so that he wouldn't have to haul it home.
The combination of these two woods was a "soft on soft" experiment which I thought would be fun.
Since the mandolin was meant to be an experiment, I've continued to tweak it for improved tone and power. To this end, I recently replaced the carbon fiber fixed truss rod in the neck with a two-way adjustable rod, added a bit of a shim to increase neck angle, and swapped out the Schaller tuners for new Rubners.
Chris had played the mandolin before I made these changes . . . and I wanted to see if he noticed any differences. He did.
Video/Sound is from a Nikon CoolPix camera.
Steve
New website page for the Sprite Two-Point -- HERE
Steve
This Sprite Two-Point has flown it's way over to TAMCO in Brighton, UK --
I'm excited to see where it flies next!
Steve
You beat me to it Steve. It is amazing. I don't think it will be here long.
Trevor
Formerly of The Acoustic Music Co (TAMCO) Brighton England now retired.
HERE is Trevor's page, and here another of my parting shots --
Steve
Chris Cerna -
https://www.facebook.com/lizette4rl/...3164220564470/
Steve
Itzbin Reel with Cane Mill Road's Liam Purcell and Eliot Smith --
Steve
Some more fine picking from Liam and Eliot --
Steve
A new tune from Chip Bach --
Steve
I've loved the look of the Sprite since I first found your website, and love the tone on mine. Wish I could afford a "Flight" of Sorensens!
Thanks, John! I sure love building them!
I love mine too! I am the lucky recipient of Steve's latest Sprite. It brings me joy every time I pick it up. It was a bit of a stretch to come up with the funds to buy it but I have absolutely no regrets.
Thank you Steve!
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