Heres my cool little pickguard.
Heres my cool little pickguard.
This is been on this board before but bears repetition. 1890s bowlback (maker unknown).
Jim
Jim
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Here's one from a 1902 Martin Style 6.
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hey thats awsome
Scotti, is that pickguard sunbursted to match your mando? If it is, how did you do it?
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Jacob Hawkins
From a Lawrence Smart . . .
Fred
...for that answer you would have to contact Ben Wilcox at info@brw-instruments.com because he is the man that built it and applied the burst....pretty nifty huh?Originally Posted by (Yellowmandolin @ July 08 2004, 14:05)
OH WOW I LOVE THAT SMART PICKGUARD
I'd rather call it a finger rest. Since the top is so distant from the strings, I can hardly imagine how someone would hit the top with the pick. But since I dont plant my fingers on the top like banjoists, I shouldnt call it finger rest either.
I always blamed contact of the plectrum and top on a lack of technique (or bad right hand technique).
Quite a dilemma.
Chris
Chris, you make that pickguard? Looks real good.
hehehehe funny!
"I'd rather call it a finger rest. Since the top is so distant from the strings, I can hardly imagine how someone would hit the top with the pick."
<span style='color:blue'>I know a few who could pick away the top finish (where the pickguard would be). Mostly hard strummin does it.</span>
Well sometimes I nail the top end of my mandolin with a pick, and its out of pure excitement. Heck If I almost hit the person whos 5 feet away with my headstock, I find it pretty damn possible to nail a pickgaurd a couple inches away.
Cause for nailing top: banjo .. yeah, we all try to beat that tambourine with strings and get too excited.
Chris
heres a better one of my pic guard
ooo..lace.
That's really a nice looking package.
I made this one and a matching bridge with Macassar Ebony.
Gail Hester
How's that for a fancy F-style ?
He He He...
Rigel Blue:
man what a nice mando
Here is one that doesn't cover the treble f-hole.
Here's how Gibson did it back in 1907:
I always see those early Gibson pickguards as southern New Jersey.
Jim
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This one from a very ornate bowlback by Angelo Mannello.
Jim
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Playing lately:
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 dunno if you guys have ever checked out leftover salmon, but drew emmitt (pictured) has the most beat up pickguard..quite amazing.
btw, some of you have the most beautiful mandolins, im soo jealous.
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