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  • chopnhack
    Veteran Member
    • Oct 2006
    • 3779
    • Florida
    • Ryobi BT3100
    #16
    That's great Bade, the time in on that project is actually really short for something that complicated! Kudos to you 8-)
    I think in straight lines, but dream in curves

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      • BadeMillsap
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2005
        • 868
        • Bulverde, Texas, USA.
        • Grizzly G1023SL
        #17
        After only 22 months ... I'll be darned ....

        It's a mandolin!!!

        Not much different to look at than most recent posts ... but to complete the commentary ... I put all the hardware on did the "setup" adjustments and strung it up tonight ... sounds good plays sweet ... I'm happy ... only 2nd "scroll" F style mandolin I have done and I can tell you it is a steep and long learning curve ... consensus is ... after about 50 you get the hang of it ... aaaaggghhhh... only 48 to go ... that would be in about 96 years !!! ... I'll be 155 years old ... oh my!!!!
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        Bulverde, Texas
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          • LCHIEN
            Super Moderator
            • Dec 2002
            • 22008
            • Katy, TX, USA.
            • BT3000 vintage 1999
            #18
            a true labor of love...
            Loring in Katy, TX USA
            If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
            BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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              • chopnhack
                Veteran Member
                • Oct 2006
                • 3779
                • Florida
                • Ryobi BT3100
                #19
                Bade you nutter, may you live so long, that magnolia at the headstock alone might take me that long, LOL. Do you know if the tone changes with age like on a regular guitar? Does it get more mellow?
                I think in straight lines, but dream in curves

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                  • BadeMillsap
                    Senior Member
                    • Dec 2005
                    • 868
                    • Bulverde, Texas, USA.
                    • Grizzly G1023SL
                    #20
                    Magnolia???

                    It's a ROSE ... as in The Yellow Rose of Texas ...

                    Yes mandolins and I suspect just about any instrument made of wood do indeed change tone over time ... in fact ... there are services one can pay for that artificially 'age' the instruments sound by placing them in front of big speakers at various tones for extended periods of time to hasten the process ... others have constructed elaborate 'automatic strummers' that basically strum the strings over and over with a 'pick' <plectrum> to get a similar effect. Here is a link to Roger Siminoff's "de-damping service" that shows some pictures of how it is done and why ... => Siminoff de-damping . It really DOES make a difference.
                    "Like an old desperado, I paint the town beige ..." REK
                    Bade Millsap
                    Bulverde, Texas
                    => Bade's Personal Web Log
                    => Bade's Lutherie Web Log

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                      • avbclark
                        Forum Newbie
                        • Jul 2006
                        • 38
                        • Cottonwood Heights, UT
                        • BT3100 and BT3000
                        #21
                        If You Play As Well As You Build...

                        That is a beautiful mandolin. If you play as well as you build it will truely be wonderful to listen. I don't know how the finsish could be any more beautiful. Congratulations.

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                          • Rand
                            Established Member
                            • May 2005
                            • 492
                            • Vancouver, WA, USA.
                            #22
                            Awesome is frequently overused today but what can I say... That's awesome!!!
                            Rand
                            "If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like your thumb."

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                              • chopnhack
                                Veteran Member
                                • Oct 2006
                                • 3779
                                • Florida
                                • Ryobi BT3100
                                #23
                                eew, sorry Bade, I should have gone with flower (but from the small pic it did look like a magnolia That is an interesting process described on the link, thanks for the info :-)
                                I think in straight lines, but dream in curves

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