Brock A4

[DSDarr]

New Fletcher Brock A4 mando. Just got it today. This is it in the white -- finished pictures to follow this evening.

-David

[frankenstein]

Very nice !

[DSDarr]

Front:



p.s. I wish I was better at photographing instruments....

-David

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back:

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headstock:

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back of neck:

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[sgarrity]

Beautiful mandolin!

[jasona]

If I had the cash, a Brock F5 would be near the top of the list of things to get. Very nice.

[Jill McAuley]

Wow - gorgeous! Congratulations to you!

Cheers,
Jill

[man dough nollij]

Sound?

[DSDarr]

Sound? Well, I spent most of the evening playing it needless to say. The sound is very different from what I'm used to (a Brock F5 primarily) but that is what I wanted. My first "nice" mando was an old Gibson A0, but I haven't really touched an oval hole mando much since then. It is surprisingly loud. It is going to take me a bit to get used to it but so far I am very happy with it.

-David

[grassrootphilosopher]

Sound?

I might guess that this imperative means "go ahead and post a soundclip/video". If so, I´ll second it.

As far as picture taking goes, the pics are great (good enough for not being a professional) though the mandolin deserves a background that is "simple".

[DSDarr]

I might guess that this imperative means "go ahead and post a soundclip/video". If so, I´ll second it.

As far as picture taking goes, the pics are great (good enough for not being a professional) though the mandolin deserves a background that is "simple".

You're right on both counts. I'll try to get a sound clip up soon. It definitely would help with a different backdrop -- I just threw it on the couch (the least complex surface I felt comfortable putting it on when I got home).

-David

[Kirk Albrecht]

Very nice. Fletcher does some very beautiful work! Enjoy!

[Skip Kelley]

That's a great looking peghead shape! I love the inlay!

[DSDarr]

Some more details on it:

Spirit varnish. Engelmann top, eastern red maple back, european maple sides, red maple neck with compression style truss rod. James tail, Waverly tuners.

Still getting used to it tone-wise.... very different beast than my F5.

-David

[DSDarr]

that's a great looking peghead shape! I love the inlay!

I love the inlay too. Here's my 2005 F5...

[DSDarr]

A few more pictures of the Fletcher Brock A4 with different lighting and background.



-David

[John Hill]

Beautiful mando.

[Steve-o]

I agree. Just beautiful. I especially like the headstock.

[B. T. Walker]

Very fine work. I concur with Steve-o -- especially nice headstock.

[PhilTod]

Wow-what a gorgeous mandolin! Fletcher Brock's work is just sensational- a very gifted luthier. Thanks for sharing pics!