New Stanley A Style Build

[Pete Jenner]

That bears a striking resemblance to this one by Will Hirsch.

[pjlama]

Besides both being A's in the white I see no resemblance.

[dan in va]

"MAS has been a part of my life and it's completely gone."

Oh really now, PJ? i'm saying' it ain't so, because it's plain to see your MAS has advanced into the name brand stage, and you've got a Stanley mutation. You're worse off than most because you can't recognize the symptoms and are in denial. A sick, sick mandolin consumer. The end stage is knowing you've got MAS, love it, and are unrepentant about it. Yes my friend, being hooked on a brand that may have the most tone for the buck is not immunity. There may still be time for your loved ones to stage an intervention. Yet, this thing may only come out with prayer and fasting, and perhaps selling your F model to me for a price so low the memory will always be a thorn in your side, or like a sharp stick in the eye.

All that aside, it's a beautiful piece in progress. Chris' tone, volume, and stain work is quite addictive. The F hole shape is my favorite, very much like #62. Do i see gold frets? To me, his A's look their best in dark binding, like yours. And the finger rest is elegant.

Overall, it's a very tasteful, and i'm looking forward to seeing and reading much, much more about it. Thanks for sharing this beauty with us.

dan

[Pete Jenner]

Besides both being A's in the white I see no resemblance.

Yeah ...but ...but ...the binding's similar:-)

[pjlama]

Yeah ...but ...but ...the binding's similar:-)

Good point, I missed that.

I just got an email from Chris that he's nearly done polishing. It'll need to cure a few weeks but I asked for some more pics, I have no idea how it looks.

[pjlama]

Here's some finish pics-

[fatt-dad]

great!

f-d

[Rosemary Philips]

Wow! I really like that burst!

[pjlama]

Thanks for the compliments. I can't wait to see it in the flesh. Chris' finish work is awesome, there's not many builders that capture the depth he does, you gotta see them in hand to appreciate quality of his burst. As good as they are they take a backseat to the sound.

[Marty Schwartz]

Hey P.J.
thanks for putting me in the loop and have been enjoying the heck out of #65 A style that Chris created for me on your advice and consul last autumn. The sound is true to a Stanley Mandolin in every way.... Whether banging bluegrass or picking quietly as a church mouse, the sound wipes the competition for the money.... At jams here in California where no Stanley's surface; my #65 makes many of the Collings $3,000- 5,000 range mando's out there sound like student models. Especially, up the neck, truly ethereal sounds for sultry folk ballads when I can get my honey to sing me one..... can't wait for it to really open up and breathe.

[Pete Jenner]

That's a nice looking mandolin.

[paul dirac]

PJ, any further impressions and pictures of your build?
Thanks!

[Carleton Page]

Is this mandolin completed?

[paul dirac]

http://www.vintagemandolin.com/12stanley_a5_66.html
Just a really beautiful specimen!

[terzinator]

So did PJ wind up not buying it?

[fatt-dad]

So did PJ wind up not buying it?

Wow, I guess not. It's being sold as, "New." So, maybe it didn't survive some agreed-upon trial period? Then again, there was a time I had to cancel a custom job owing to money. I thanked the builder and willingly relinquished my deposit. So, who knows what happened? 'Cause that's the same mandolin as pjlama started. . .

f-d

[terzinator]

I see that it's in the classifieds now, too.

http://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/67399

[Mandobar]

Pj has not Ben here in a while. Is he ok?

[robert.najlis]

Hopefully everything is okay with PJ. It seemed like he was looking forward to this mandolin. At least he sure seemed pretty excited with the other Stanley he had.

[Clement Barrera-Ng]

Hopefully everything is okay with PJ.

+1.

[sgarrity]

I've tried contacting him several times with no response.

[OldSausage]

There's pretty good circumstantial evidence of his being alive and well on the web, but he hasn't checked in here for months.

[Marty Schwartz]

still lovin my #65 though I wonder what a radiused fretboard would feel like?

[Paul Statman]

still lovin my #65 though I wonder what a radiused fretboard would feel like?

It would feel the same to your palm. The short answer is simply, "Better". Just do it, Marty!

PS: This is an old, old, thread, so...Did you do it, Marty?

[Gene Lewis]

As this thread has been resurrected, here are a few current photos of #66! It is a wonderful instrument that I acquired in October.