well, it's been a gloomy rainy, snowy, icy couple of days here in the northeast but i got these today from Hans. I almost swallowed my tongue. I was oggling a new guitar purchase, but after seeing these pics, my mind went blank. (guitar, what's a guitar?)
i ordered cocobolo tuner buttons for it.
and now, the one piece back:
"your posts ... very VERY opinionated ...basing your opinion/recommendations ... pot calling ...kettle... black...sarcasm...comment ...unwarranted...unnecessary...."
You've gotta play the theme to BATMAN when you get it! Will the finish be black by chance? Looks cool.
--Prof PT
Don't hate me because I know how to spell and punctuate!
I like that one! Hans will cause me to sway from my Wheel Kimble allegiance yet. Beautiful F4s and now this.
Jim
Beautiful design!
Super lookin' critter! Wonder how those ultra wide sound holes will work?
Ron
My wife says I don't pay enough attention to what she says....
(Or something like that...)
I love the lower rear point reversal. Van has been doing that as well. Been thinking about it myself. Should work fantastic with someone who plays sitting down. (everyone don't play in a band)
Drawing blood with the lower point ain't fun....
Ron
My wife says I don't pay enough attention to what she says....
(Or something like that...)
definitely under the radar, sneak it over my house anytime!!!!
Look up (to see whats comin down)
Beautiful.
-Jason
www.opposablechums.com
Finish colors? You just gotta do something wild with a shape like that! Very cool looking mandolin.
Jamie
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. Logan Pearsall Smith, 1865 - 1946
+ Give Blood, Save a Life +
actually i like the black top. burst back. classic, yet contemporary. refreshing.
"your posts ... very VERY opinionated ...basing your opinion/recommendations ... pot calling ...kettle... black...sarcasm...comment ...unwarranted...unnecessary...."
that flow from the fretboard to pickguard is just inspiring to look at...Im in the wrong business!
Look up (to see whats comin down)
Great new design from Hans. I can't wait to see it in finished form.
Steve Davis
I should really be practicing instead of sitting in front of the computer.
Very nice, indeed, although the tuners seem a bit odd on that headstock.
Bob DeVellis
Those are just temporary tuners for set up.
“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”
My Mandos:
1981 Lloyd LaPlant F5 #6
2001 Lloyd LaPlant F5 #57
2006 Lloyd LaPlant F5 #106
2017 Boeh F5 #27
2020 Boeh 2-point #31
2012 Grey Eagle 2-point #57V
You've got it bad Mary!
"The older I get, the better I was!"
"Very nice, indeed, although the tuners seem a bit odd on that headstock"
— Bob DeVellis
I found the top 2 a bit too long. I wonder if one could take apart another set to swap out for shorter posts? The other option might be to drill the holes a little closer together from the top down.
Certainly not a criticism, I love the way this mandolin looks!!
Jim
Old Hometown, Cabin Fever String Band
Very nice Mandobar. I think you might be raising the "bar" in the Brentrup Club?
John A. Karsemeyer
jak, the bar is gone.............i am already plotting #6 in my head.
"your posts ... very VERY opinionated ...basing your opinion/recommendations ... pot calling ...kettle... black...sarcasm...comment ...unwarranted...unnecessary...."
Okay, so the big question is, "Does Ellen know about this?"
John A. Karsemeyer
Who's Ellen?
i think he means elen, and yes, i think she is quite aware of how out of control my BAS is.
"your posts ... very VERY opinionated ...basing your opinion/recommendations ... pot calling ...kettle... black...sarcasm...comment ...unwarranted...unnecessary...."
Okay, who's Elen?
Mandobar...is Hans going to install Waverly tuners on your new work of art? Hans is certainly a first class builder and a first class guy, too! Congratulations on adding yet another to your Brentrup herd!
elen brandt (although she has since married and changed her last name........for the live of me i cannot remember it). elen was the first to sing the praises of hans.
no waverlies. i left the tuners up to hans but had brian dean send him the cocobolo buttons to install.
hans is truly a fine builder, a heck of a guy and he and maureen are two of the nicest people you could ever want to know.
"your posts ... very VERY opinionated ...basing your opinion/recommendations ... pot calling ...kettle... black...sarcasm...comment ...unwarranted...unnecessary...."
Are the frets black on this instrument, or are they just not installed?
An unplayed mandolin is a sad mandolin
fred,
i don't think they are installed yet.
"your posts ... very VERY opinionated ...basing your opinion/recommendations ... pot calling ...kettle... black...sarcasm...comment ...unwarranted...unnecessary...."
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