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    Hi all
    I've not posted on the cafe since a long , long long time .
    But I want to share with all the mando aficionados you are here , this thing which I've just finished
    It's a training ( no noise ) mandolin , made out of walnut.
    there is an under saddle customised Shadow pickup under the bridge , coupled with a preamp
    and a 9V battery.
    it works with headphone & 3,5mm jack
    The 2 sides are removable for travel easily
    I call it " the Nautilus " .

    Have a look , thanks
    Jean
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    Jean, that looks really cool! Nice design, and good to hear from you again!
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    What a great idea! I really like that, good work French Guy
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    Jean,
    Very cool design. I'd like to hear it.
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    Very cool!

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    Not to be confused with Nautilus mandolins by Marty Jacobson.

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    The idea of a travel/training mandolin is wonderful! And it looks great! Would love to hear it too.
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    That's super cool! Jean, good to see you back on here!!!

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    That's cool enough to freeze hell over twice. Especially the snakehead tailpiece and the convertible sides.
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    That looks remarkably similar to my Reiter electric violin. Great minds think alike, I suppose. And it does look cool, indeed.
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    Hi all , thanks for the replies
    first , I'm sorry for having use the same name "Nautilus" as Marty Jacobson does , in fact the side construction I've made look like the sea shell , that only why.
    BTW , I visit Marty's website and it's just amazing.
    After that , I've finally record a small part of a tune , the cable goes from the mando to the pc soundcard directly.
    The tone potentiometer is in the middle range
    let's hear

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    Thanks for the sound clip, Jean. Sounds very nice. This would be a great addition to a suitcase.
    Marty is a great guy and a great designer/builder. I have a ten string, fanned fret instrument he built for me and it is very, very nice. You both can be flattered that you thought of the same name. What is "Nautilus" in French?
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    Nautilus is simply "nautile" in french
    http://www.samizdat.qc.ca/cosmos/ori...ne/nautile.htm

    I have that big and old fossil at home, this may be what inspired me unconsciously



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    A nice fossil and very appropriate name.
    Someone, and I cannot remember who built a mandolin in that shape. It was very interesting.
    Ah, here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/2107446...dolin-acoustic
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    Sounds very good. I have always admired your work. I remember seeing your instruments over at the MIMF several years back. Even you early mandolins were inspired and inspiring.
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    I have no trademark or intellectual property on "nautilus". I named my instruments for the same reason, because the sides wrap around the instrument. Nice work, well done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by french guy View Post
    I have that big and old fossil at home, this may be what inspired me unconsciously
    When I saw this instrument, I had a completely different shape association.

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