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    Default New Army-Navy mandolin

    Here are some photos of my latest Army-Navy style flattop mandolin.

    Adirondack red spruce top, red-curly maple back sides and neck
    Ebony fingerboard and peghead overlay. Body bound front and back
    Overall length 24 1/2", Body width 9 1/2", Body Depth 1 1/2", radius top and back (96"), standard mandolin 13 7/8" scale length, adjustable steel truss rod,
    Grover 309, 18:1 tuning machine (nickel plated), bone nut, Cumberland Acoustics bridge, Scalloped nickel plated tailpiece, Crystal Forest M.O.P. inlay on peghead.
    Internal JJB Electronics twin piezo pickup and endpin jack. This one is destined for a
    home in British Columbia.

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    Default Re: New Army-Navy mandolin

    looks nice! The sound clip link did not work though...

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    Beautiful!

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    That's really really nice!

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    These are REALLY COOL!

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    Very, very nice. The finish is beautiful. Do your mandos all have the arched top and back?

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    Thanks for the kind words all.
    Roberto: I induce an arch in both the top and back via the bracing.
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    That is gorgeous.
    Gunga......Gunga.....Gu-Lunga

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    That is a beauty Terry!!!!
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