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    I really wish they didn't pre-drill those 6 holes....

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    You can plug them with the handles of poly brushes and do your own thing. I suspect you are thinking of a wild-thing? Don`t forget the bridge.

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    Good point. I was thinking an octave 5 string but the scale seems a little too short.

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    You can plug the holes with dowels and sandwich a piece of veneer on the top and back. You might have to thin it a bit but it could be done. We seem to have a few Cafe members posting about these. 4 string bridges/tailpieces and pickups are available. I built a Stewmac mini Strat 30 years ago or so.
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    Here is an old bridge I made with a hand drill and parts from the hardware store. I made a few others after I acquired a drill press and polished them and they were fairly acceptable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MrMoe View Post
    Here is an old bridge I made with a hand drill and parts from the hardware store. I made a few others after I acquired a drill press and polished them and they were fairly acceptable.
    That's pretty much what Leo and company used in the beginning but a Fender style bridge on a Les Paul shaped object?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton View Post
    That's pretty much what Leo and company used in the beginning but a Fender style bridge on a Les Paul shaped object?
    What Mike, no Red Green attitude?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton View Post
    That's pretty much what Leo and company used in the beginning but a Fender style bridge on a Les Paul shaped object?
    Agreed, that would be tacky. Does any one know if StewMac makes these kits in house? If they are not imported perhaps one could be ordered with a blank headstock.

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    I did a bit more snooping around on the web to answer my own dumb question. Yes of course they are imported. No there are no options. The great thing about kits is the big impact they have had on the instrument building community. Now any gentleman who can afford a kit can be a builder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pops1 View Post
    What Mike, no Red Green attitude?

    "Any tool can be the right tool" Red Green
    Thanks for turning me on to Red Green very funny and entertaining. I think he is just an actor playing a Hillbilly. I have not made it to the one where they build a mandolin yet.

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    Those little kits look cool! I've been curious about making a little electric mando.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zach Wilson View Post
    Those little kits look cool! I've been curious about making a little electric mando.
    I will never be Bo Diddley or Eddie Van Halen, but I sure have fun being a junk man. You should follow your curiosity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MrMoe View Post
    Thanks for turning me on to Red Green very funny and entertaining. I think he is just an actor playing a Hillbilly. I have not made it to the one where they build a mandolin yet.
    It's been decades since I was watching Red, I don't know if he builds a mandolin, was just referencing the use of something that wasn't made for the purpose. That being said Red Green is a very entertaining show. I used to have to record it as it was on Sat. eve. and I was always gigging. Yes he is indeed an actor. Steve Smith plays Red. The show comes from Canada.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pops1 View Post
    It's been decades since I was watching Red, I don't know if he builds a mandolin, was just referencing the use of something that wasn't made for the purpose. That being said Red Green is a very entertaining show. I used to have to record it as it was on Sat. eve. and I was always gigging. Yes he is indeed an actor. Steve Smith plays Red. The show comes from Canada.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Gray View Post
    Good point. I was thinking an octave 5 string but the scale seems a little too short.
    Or a Mandola. I have had several PMs inquiring if my NOS Mid Mo necks could be adapted. At a glance I think you would loose several frets and have a very sloppy pocket.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pops1 View Post
    What Mike, no Red Green attitude?

    "Any tool can be the right tool" Red Green
    Here is one of the Red Green bridges on an instrument. This is owned by JP Bowerstock.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton View Post
    You can plug the holes with dowels and sandwich a piece of veneer on the top and back. You might have to thin it a bit but it could be done. We seem to have a few Cafe members posting about these. 4 string bridges/tailpieces and pickups are available. I built a Stewmac mini Strat 30 years ago or so.
    Here's an octave I repurposed from a small guitar, overlay on headstock, plus wings added to reshape.
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