New Parlor GOM Build

[Kyle McGonegle]

Hello!
I just finished up an octave mandolin with a parlor guitar body and I wanted to share it with the community. It is fully carved with a cedar top and maple back and sides. So far the tone is very warm and rich with a resonant low end and clear high end.




I am happy to answer any questions about the instrument or the process.
Thanks for looking!
-Kyle McGonegle

[Nathan Kellstadt]

Looks good, Kyle. I'm a big fan of the parlor guitar aesthetic. Thanks for sharing.

[Pittsburgh Bill]

Very Nice

What is the scale length?

Thanks for sharing

[Matt Harris]

Kyle, that's a beautiful instrument.

Out of curiosity, with the cedar top, what kind of top thickness did you go with in key areas, like the recurve and under the bridge?

[Kyle McGonegle]

The scale length is 22".

[Lord of the Badgers]

Man that's lovely. Understated beauty

[Kyle McGonegle]

Out of curiosity, with the cedar top, what kind of top thickness did you go with in key areas, like the recurve and under the bridge?

I started out with it about 25% thicker in all the areas, compared to what I start with on a spruce top, so it was around .25" under the bridge down to about .16" in the recurve. When assembled it was still a little stiff so i took some more off of the recurve to get the top to the responsiveness that I like. Hard to say what the final dimensions were exactly after all of the final adjustments, but I would say that it is still about 20% thicker than a finished spruce top.

[mandoglobal]

Looks fantastic. Would love to hear it - Any chance you could post some video / audio?

[CES]

Kyle, that looks amazing! Some audio would be great if you can work it out...

[NotMelloCello]

Let's hear it!

[Kyle McGonegle]

I just uploaded a small sound clip of the Octave.
Here is the link:
https://soundcloud.com/user-882851745

[Chuck Leyda]

The F hole and cedar sounds great to me. The F hole gives it some punch but the cedar warms it up. Nice combo.

[pheffernan]

I just noticed that this beauty has hit the classifieds! https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/112324#112324