Well done!
Well done!
"The more I learn, the more I realize how ignorant I truly am..."
The "wow" factor of your work has consistently been off the charts. But that torch and wire takes it to a whole new level.
2010 Heiden A5, 2020 Pomeroy oval A, 2013 Kentucky KM1000 F5, 2012 Girouard A Mandola w ff holes, 2001 Old Wave A oval octave
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Absolutely stunning. You clearly have a very unique gift. Lp
J.Lane Pryce
Very nice Troy! The presumed inspiration is my avatar..
Beautiful, just Beautiful........Love that Headstock.
Al
"Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to Dance in the rain."
Andrew,Originally Posted by (amowry @ Feb. 13 2008, 18:28)
I have a friend, who’s a jeweler and gun engraver that does my engraving. I eventually want to try my hands at engraving.
Hans,Originally Posted by (Hans @ Feb. 14 2008, 07:48)
I get my fret wire from Jescar. The wire is manufactured in Germany and is available in nickel silver or stainless steel.
Wow! That is what I would have my mando look like if I could.
what do you call that color?
what is .040 wire? how does it compare to say collings or gibson?
Barry
Dan nods in vintage approval at the frets-before-binding and trapezoidal-nibs on the edge of the board.Originally Posted by (Troy Harris @ Feb. 13 2008, 23:15)
Nice fretwire
The color of the top is essentially very concentrated amber... I call it dark orange.
.040” is the width of the crown. This particular fret wire was manufactured to reproduce the fret wire (crown size) used on Loar period mandolins. Mandolin fret wire width can vary from .040” to .080”, depending on personal preference. My understanding is that Charlie Derrington worked with Jeff Silver at Jescar to have this specific fret wire manufactured. It’s great stuff… not easy to get without making a special order of quantity. Although, with generated interest… Jeff Silver may have more manufactured and keep some in stock for small orders.
jeez....another MAS flare-up!
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Hi all, I just arrived back from Troy's shop. I played this new F5 and man it really sounds absolutely perfect right out off the bench. Since I've known Troy this is the first F5 of his I've had the privilege of playing right off the bench. So given that background I mean no offense by saying that I was expecting a green mandolin with a long road to maturity and breaking in. Then I took it into my hands and strummed an open G chord and it sort of blew me away, it didn't feel stiff or sound brand new at all. I looked up at Troy and smiled. I commenced to play Gold Rush on it and it had that nice woody mid-rangy sound that we all long for in our mandolins and usually only comes after many hours of playing. Then I went up high on it sounded like a top of the line Steinway. Then went to try out the low end and the growl it produced made me quiver and feel like running like one of the 3 little pigs trying to evade capture from the big bad wolf (sorry for the cheesy review type drama, I'm trying to learn from Stan Jay).
Anyway, I really had a blast playing it. It was awesome and played extremely well and comfortably, I look forward to playing it again. It has a real 20's gibsony shape and is truly a really close Loar copy in sound, shape and feel. Only with a torch and wire and modern color scheme, which I personally love. I ran though several of my favorite tunes on it, Boston Boy, Joldier's Soy, Rawhide, and many others and it sounded great. Of course my Harris #7 sounds great too, so even given that this is a truly exceptional instrument, when I picked up #7 which is a really exceptional instrument as well, I didn't feel in the least bit under gunned. Anyhow it's really a pleasure to live so close to Troy and be able to sample these fine new instruments.
Philip Halcomb
Thank you Philip… likewise, it’s a pleasure for me to live nearby such a fine musician.
Dan thanks for the vintage approval. The next mandolins on my building schedule will have a more authentic look…
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Last photo… thanks everyone for the encouraging comments.
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