Firstly, Mandolin Cafe, thanks for being patient with a nerd like me who is probably overly excited about his first build and my most humble apologies for "over sharing" my progress as I've gone through it .... what can I say, I'm excited and proud of myself. This all came out of a want to learn the craft by means of combining a newer love of Mandolins with 20 plus years of love with fine woodworking as a hobby and a profession. I've had way too much fun doing this and have every intention of building more. So I wanted to share the results with you all!
I used Graham McDonald's book and plans from Terry Majewski to build this Flatiron Army/Navy Style Flattop Mando. It has a Torrified Sitka top, mahogany back, sides, and neck, with a Ebony and Sapele headstock veneer and a radiused ebony fretboard. It also sports Grover 309 tuner and a Cumberland Acoustic Bridge.
I personally wanted to thank Terry Majewski, Graham McDonald, Marty Jacobson, Steve Smith, Ken Ratcliff and John Hamlett all for the emails and guidance. I am super pleased with how well it turned out and I owe a good deal of that to you all for your assistance.
Here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sIu...ature=youtu.be
Thanks all!
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