Mandolins in progress

[amowry]

Yes, beautiful work all around, Wyatt!

[Ron McMillan]

Yes, beautiful work all around, Wyatt!

Agreed! Gorgeous mandolin.

[mandolinlee]

Hey Hank, now that's funny! "Old Sausage's links" Post #7066.

Lee

[fhaz]

Bill Bussman sent me this photo of the Southwestern mandolin he's building for me. Mesquite back and sides, redwood top, ironwood fingerboard, Arizona sycamore binding, turquoise rosette and dots. Patience, I keep telling myself.

[Steve Sorensen]

Wyatt,
For all the pictures taken, it is always amazing how that happens. Crazy but true.
Steve

[amowry]

Some 'bursts.

[wwwilkie]

Thanks John, Andrew, Ron, Bill and Steve for all the kind comments. I really appreciate it. Love seeing all your great work on here.
Wyatt

[j. condino]

Some 'bursts.

A+ Andrew.

j.
www.condino.com

[Mandobar]

Some 'bursts.

Ohh, mine is in there!

[Steve Sorensen]

Beautiful 'bursts, Andrew!
Steve

[Glassweb]

Will "Big Wheel" Kimble has been working on a new, 2-point oval hole mandolin for me and he's just applied the stain. Here's an image as of yesterday...

[Steve Sorensen]

Ready for strings.



Steve

[Steve Sorensen]

And now with strings attached -







Steve

[rb3868]

Bill Bussman sent me this photo of the Southwestern mandolin he's building for me. Mesquite back and sides, redwood top, ironwood fingerboard, Arizona sycamore binding, turquoise rosette and dots. Patience, I keep telling myself.

I don't know how true it is, but I've heard that ironwood is a bear to work - but it looks great

[rb3868]

Just the inlay work would be daunting to me. Steve, that looks amazing

[John Kelly]

This is a 2 point flatback I began last year in September then abandoned over the winter as other things took precedence. have been working on it for the past 2 weeks and it is at the stage now of just needing the bridge and nut fitted and tailpiece added.
Top is spruce, back and sides mahogany (reclaimed) with a centre stripe of purpleheart and fingerboard is oak. The tuners are Rubners.

[billhay4]

Nice, John,
I'd like to hear that one when you get it strung up.
Bill

[Marty Jacobson]

You been hanging out with Gary Nava, John?

[Pete Jenner]

It look gorgeous John. Glad to see more people going with zero frets. It just makes sense.

[John Kelly]

Thanks, gents. Got it strung up today and have been fine-tuning it this afternoon. Hope to record something quick and will post it when I can.
Pete, I am a fan of zero frets (getting the string height correct at the nut is so much easier apart from the possible tonal benefits of always having the note coming from a fret).

[John Kelly]

A quick recording of the new mando. Done straight into Reaper with Red5 Mic and no effects. The tune is "Nathaniel Gow's Lament for the Death of his Brother"!
Test of new Mando.mp3

[John Kelly]

Just remembered the widget for mp3s, so trying it here:


Sorry, can't edit the post above so have to leave it there too.

[Timothy S]

This thread is endlessly enjoyable. I'm proud to say I'm going to have a Kimble F5 commissioned within the next month. Time will tell if I survive the wait. Will is an awesome guy, I hope to be able to share build photos with y'all!

[Max Girouard]

We got a really nice piece of birch that had sunk into Moosehead Lake in Maine between the years 1776 and 1800. This piece is estimated to be around 600 years old so that puts this tree as a sapling about 40 years before Columbus set sail for America! Here is a shot of the board, and the carved back. Sides and neck will also be made with the same stock. There is some really nice subtle figuring going on that will be more apparent once sanded and finished. This one is being built for a local musician.

[Ben Cooper]

And it looks fantastic!!!!