Is it possible to use Gibson mandola plans to produce an A model shape mandola with an oval sound hole? To achieve this outcome would it be preferable to scale up the A1 plans?
Is it possible to use Gibson mandola plans to produce an A model shape mandola with an oval sound hole? To achieve this outcome would it be preferable to scale up the A1 plans?
Vertically flipped? Are you making a lefty? What mandola plans do you have?
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The most important thing would be to make sure you are using a great set of plans. There are a lot of different people selling mandolin shaped object "plans" and a few folks that offer excellent representations of great sounding and playing historic instruments. Stick with the latter.
Most people find one that they like and use it as a basic framework for their overall mandolin concept, making changes as needed or they find a great instrument and try their best to take very accurate measurements and clone it.
If you are using my Gibson A plans, feel free to call the shop and I'll candidly chat it up a bit about some of the best mandolas I've ever played and measured!
When I said 'vertically flipped' what I meant was if the instrument was standing vertically in the first place. The idea would be to use the H4 plan and dispense with the scroll side, thereby producing a symmetrical mandola. Would that work (obviously using the same thickness measurements on both left and right sides)?
That would be horizontally flipped but you would have a two point, assuming you also dispensed with the lower bout point of the H4. See the recent thread of the Campanella Due mandola.
Are you using Siminoff’s H4 plans? https://straightupstrings.com/produc...ngs-full-sized
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Correct Jim; Roger Siminoff's H4 plan. Yes, all points to go so the intended effect is a large A5 look.
Correct designation of oval hole mandola like an A mandolin would be an H1 or H2.
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Thanks for the illumination. I had only seen reference to the H4.
So who has the good plans for mandolin and or octave mandolin? Is it as simple as taking a
Good mandolin plan and up sizing it.
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Sadly around me there are no instruments for me to measure or even see, middle of nowhere but peaceful. I was just going to oversized HOgo’s plans but it seems maybe that isn’t the way to go.
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GAL has plans for sale for two mandolas drawn by Lawrence Smart. https://luth.org/instrument-plans/mandolin-family/
Jim
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1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
I saw those and will probably buy them come payday.
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