Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 25 of 43

Thread: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

  1. #1
    Purveyor of Sunshine sgarrity's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Posts
    5,658

    Default Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Thought some of you might enjoy seeing some pics of the Nyberg come together. Lawrence is more well known for his CBOM instruments but agreed to take on a flattop mandolin project for me. Flamed claro walnut with a master grade cedar top. Here’s the top wood and the back coming together. More to come....
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	C1FF6093-C7F1-4A68-B6E9-402F0E4FB5B9.jpg 
Views:	138 
Size:	437.9 KB 
ID:	190713   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	F5C85B97-84C1-49D8-885C-E87F7DE605BA.jpg 
Views:	160 
Size:	314.8 KB 
ID:	190714  

  2. The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to sgarrity For This Useful Post:


  3. #2
    Registered User Jill McAuley's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Co. Mayo, Ireland
    Posts
    3,569

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Looking forward to following the progress of this!
    2018 Girouard Concert oval A
    2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
    2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
    1969 Martin 00-18




    my Youtube channel

  4. #3
    Purveyor of Sunshine sgarrity's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Posts
    5,658

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Coming together fast. Can’t wait to see that flamed walnut under finish. You can also follow along on the Nyberg Instruments Facebook and Instagram pages.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	67FB7780-B800-4D07-B968-8784E5B03542.jpeg 
Views:	153 
Size:	127.0 KB 
ID:	190754  

  5. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to sgarrity For This Useful Post:


  6. #4

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Looks nice. Walnut is one of my favorite woods for back and sides. This will be fun to watch!
    Girouard Concert A5
    Girouard Custom A4
    Nordwall Cittern
    Barbi Mandola
    Crump OM-1s Octave
    www.singletonstreet.com

  7. #5
    Purveyor of Sunshine sgarrity's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Posts
    5,658

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Lawrence has been busy!
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	C8B77072-2869-42F6-8F2F-F15E005B7E2B.jpeg 
Views:	117 
Size:	133.0 KB 
ID:	190931   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	932E9FF9-5D65-4D3C-8743-88B83E5D9F4F.jpeg 
Views:	143 
Size:	156.5 KB 
ID:	190932   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	AD1A074E-580A-4E9B-B19B-2BE73C5C3278.jpeg 
Views:	114 
Size:	189.4 KB 
ID:	190933  

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	49C9BB10-4B50-4856-AC3C-50A47766ADC5.jpeg 
Views:	113 
Size:	170.5 KB 
ID:	190934  

  8. The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to sgarrity For This Useful Post:


  9. #6
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Location
    San Diego CA
    Posts
    2,200

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Very nice Shaun. Can't wait to see the finished product. A friend had a Nyberg octave in the late 90s and I've wanted one since. Lawrence is the real deal.

  10. The following members say thank you to Clement Barrera-Ng for this post:


  11. #7
    Purveyor of Sunshine sgarrity's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Posts
    5,658

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Kerfing and top bracing going in.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	38A3BD6C-C1B1-40E6-9990-1A0871A550F1.jpeg 
Views:	93 
Size:	229.0 KB 
ID:	191143   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	2403BABC-6CB6-4CC3-B2A6-5A5ACF542954.jpeg 
Views:	94 
Size:	108.0 KB 
ID:	191144  

  12. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to sgarrity For This Useful Post:


  13. #8
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
    NC
    Posts
    4,787

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Congratulations, Shaun! Can’t wait to see and hear the finished product. So cool to watch this come together. That walnut is insane!
    Chuck

  14. #9
    Purveyor of Sunshine sgarrity's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Posts
    5,658

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Ready for some binding. My walnut mandolin will be bound in bloodwood. As you can see from the pics a few posts above Lawrence also incorporated that wood into the rosette. So much fun seeing a vision come together
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	69612407-38B5-4CA7-929A-DE73F0DEB0CF.jpeg 
Views:	111 
Size:	198.1 KB 
ID:	191200   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	2D705773-8BC3-4627-A2C0-2385DF391A1D.jpeg 
Views:	106 
Size:	162.8 KB 
ID:	191201   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	4FA89F84-634D-446C-AE59-E1A0AF553D33.jpeg 
Views:	102 
Size:	195.4 KB 
ID:	191202  

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	6A020751-CE83-462B-8BEC-CF3875F722A4.jpeg 
Views:	123 
Size:	162.4 KB 
ID:	191203   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	B5B34CE8-83A4-46D7-B515-B64466023668.jpeg 
Views:	109 
Size:	89.4 KB 
ID:	191204  

  15. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to sgarrity For This Useful Post:


  16. #10
    Registered User Frankdolin's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2013
    Location
    near Boston, MA
    Posts
    859

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Coming along nice. My Morris FT is walnut with a cedar top and it's wicked sweet. Yours looks like Brazilian style. Can't wait to hear.

  17. #11
    Purveyor of Sunshine sgarrity's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Posts
    5,658

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    And now for something a little different.....a laminated walnut neck with bloodwood center strip....
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	B905474D-064B-4EDA-9804-1F976048100E.jpeg 
Views:	85 
Size:	158.0 KB 
ID:	191259   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	5077B12B-8385-44EA-BDC2-0C37CADF2325.jpeg 
Views:	105 
Size:	102.4 KB 
ID:	191260  

  18. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to sgarrity For This Useful Post:


  19. #12
    Purveyor of Sunshine sgarrity's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Posts
    5,658

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Fretboard coming together.....
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	03E8356F-5D3E-4E20-A061-C90930FCAFE2.jpeg 
Views:	89 
Size:	114.5 KB 
ID:	191332   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	4F095E9A-F5F2-4FB2-82A7-ED884DE3D0E8.jpeg 
Views:	83 
Size:	139.0 KB 
ID:	191333   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	911ED177-B3AF-40AF-81EF-B6A92297EEE1.jpeg 
Views:	95 
Size:	148.5 KB 
ID:	191334  

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	278471C5-3437-4C7F-87CE-4AC511FFCAE6.jpeg 
Views:	96 
Size:	138.8 KB 
ID:	191335   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	8500AD3D-223A-4410-871B-780358C0882E.jpeg 
Views:	97 
Size:	205.1 KB 
ID:	191336  

  20. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to sgarrity For This Useful Post:


  21. #13

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Are the top and the back convex (curved- not carved)? or is it a true "flat top"?
    "your posts ... very VERY opinionated ...basing your opinion/recommendations ... pot calling ...kettle... black...sarcasm...comment ...unwarranted...unnecessary...."

  22. #14
    Purveyor of Sunshine sgarrity's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Posts
    5,658

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    To my knowledge it’s a true flattop, definitely not carved. I’ll have to ask Lawrence if there’s any induced arching.

  23. #15
    I really look like that soliver's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Marietta, GA
    Posts
    1,745

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    I'm about 99% sure all "flattops" have some induced arch that is created by a slight curvature of the bracing. It's usually very slight. To my understanding, the arch is what counters the weight of the string tension. I am in the process of building my second now.

    Shaun, this looks like it's going to be a BEAUTIFUL instrument! I love the fret makers! And I'm also a big fan of cedar tops. My SA has a cedar top.
    aka: Spencer
    Silverangel Econo A #429
    Soliver #001 & #002: A double stack of Pancakes.

    Soliver Hand Crafted Mandolins and Mandolin Armrests
    Armrests Here -- Mandolins Here

    "You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage
    to lose sight of the shore, ...and also a boat with no holes in it.” -anonymous

  24. #16
    Registered User Jill McAuley's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Co. Mayo, Ireland
    Posts
    3,569

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Those fret markers look awesome - can't wait to hear this when it's ready for action!
    2018 Girouard Concert oval A
    2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
    2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
    1969 Martin 00-18




    my Youtube channel

  25. The following members say thank you to Jill McAuley for this post:


  26. #17

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Looking good. I think Cedar and walnut will be a nice combination. I really like wood bindings!
    Girouard Concert A5
    Girouard Custom A4
    Nordwall Cittern
    Barbi Mandola
    Crump OM-1s Octave
    www.singletonstreet.com

  27. The following members say thank you to Chuck Leyda for this post:


  28. #18
    Purveyor of Sunshine sgarrity's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Posts
    5,658

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Mandobar View Post
    Are the top and the back convex (curved- not carved)? or is it a true "flat top"?
    12’ radius on the top and about an 8’ radius on the back, induced by the bracing.

    And thanks all. I’m really happy with how it’s coming together. Can’t wait to hear it!

  29. #19
    Purveyor of Sunshine sgarrity's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Posts
    5,658

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Moving right along! Mine has the snakehead. Love the other headstock shape too.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	B7535E7A-6C15-4215-A80D-5736694A5B64.jpeg 
Views:	96 
Size:	265.7 KB 
ID:	191379   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	51716085-66BD-4425-91B0-227703B37081.jpeg 
Views:	91 
Size:	182.3 KB 
ID:	191380   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	0521F0D5-4EE5-48BF-A39B-6810389B5334.jpeg 
Views:	99 
Size:	180.5 KB 
ID:	191381  

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	FA7A5C9A-3DF8-4EC4-AD89-EA44C401772D.jpeg 
Views:	84 
Size:	214.3 KB 
ID:	191382  

  30. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to sgarrity For This Useful Post:


  31. #20
    Registered User Joey Anchors's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2014
    Location
    Austin, TX
    Posts
    1,008

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    It’s looking good!
    Waterloo WL-M

    Blues Mando Social Group - member

  32. #21
    Purveyor of Sunshine sgarrity's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Posts
    5,658

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    And we have binding....
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	A011EDB0-9469-4B3B-9DEA-6BD8AF32B6FE.jpeg 
Views:	80 
Size:	173.2 KB 
ID:	191415   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	FFF5DFCD-455B-40D0-8938-DF277246D1A9.jpeg 
Views:	80 
Size:	107.5 KB 
ID:	191416   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	179DB5E6-C158-4D9E-A883-F232B25804EB.jpeg 
Views:	77 
Size:	185.5 KB 
ID:	191417  


  33. The following members say thank you to sgarrity for this post:


  34. #22
    Registered User Mike Buesseler's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2002
    Location
    Whitefish,MT
    Posts
    1,721

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    How deep are the bodies? They look cavernous!

  35. #23
    Purveyor of Sunshine sgarrity's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Posts
    5,658

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    2 7/8" side depth. Can't wait to hear it!

  36. #24
    I really look like that soliver's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Marietta, GA
    Posts
    1,745

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Can't wait to see it and hear it all finished!
    aka: Spencer
    Silverangel Econo A #429
    Soliver #001 & #002: A double stack of Pancakes.

    Soliver Hand Crafted Mandolins and Mandolin Armrests
    Armrests Here -- Mandolins Here

    "You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage
    to lose sight of the shore, ...and also a boat with no holes in it.” -anonymous

  37. #25
    Purveyor of Sunshine sgarrity's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Posts
    5,658

    Default Re: Nyberg Flattop Mandolin Build Thread

    Almost there!
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	2EE0BEEB-D5BF-4E99-861C-133B2E2E85A4.jpeg 
Views:	98 
Size:	174.8 KB 
ID:	191811   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	B73AC179-B954-49DB-9567-F48AE0AA788E.jpeg 
Views:	77 
Size:	140.6 KB 
ID:	191812   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	E648CFD6-66B8-4DD8-960A-CB2C5F7CCCEA.jpeg 
Views:	78 
Size:	182.4 KB 
ID:	191813  

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	B913D205-76B8-4751-9F99-D7B082EDDF40.jpeg 
Views:	76 
Size:	216.0 KB 
ID:	191814   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	D33AFF34-B38B-4886-9A41-065780793EA3.jpeg 
Views:	75 
Size:	208.3 KB 
ID:	191815  

  38. The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to sgarrity For This Useful Post:


Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •