Mandolin

You should be very proud -It looks great .
Job Well done

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

Wow! This is really beautiful, not only because you did such a good job, but because it’s a combination of woods you just don’t see on instruments every day.

By the way, I used to have a friend here in New Orleans who spelled his last name the same as yours… not all that common.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

wow is right, awsome mandolin ! exellent work . i bet it has a really big sound with that body shape as well .
great job

i think you really should tell us what it says underneath too !! lol

love it
some day soon gona try that
you are too good

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking

Hey thanks guys :-) btw the hidden message reads: “May this mandolin bring the joy of music to all”.
The mando has a rich tone and a long sustain, so the design paid off well :-)

That said, Tasmanian blackwood is not easy to bend – it fractures easily so I probably won’t use it on future instrument sides. hmmm maybe I need a small drum sander ;-)

I used to have a violin made from birdseye maple – I figured that type of timber would make for a good sound board – and it did! The padouk was lovely to work.

Overall there’s loads of things I could have done better – the binding hides a multitude of sins – but I learned a whole lot in the process. And I’m very happy with the sound – I’ll put something on YouTube soon so you can hear it

Cheers
Jerry

-- Jerry, Australia

That certainly is beautiful. Great wood selection. A real one of, custom.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

sweet

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Thanks Mtnwild and Kolwdwrkr :-) I’ve certainly increased my respect for luthiers who do this sort of thing for a living!

-- Jerry, Australia

Good use of spare time. I love music and this piece is extremely beautiful. Great job.

-- Dana

Nicely done. A musical instrument to be proud of.

Thanks Dana and Maplewood – much appreciated :-)

-- Jerry, Australia

amazing work

-- Shawn, I ask in order to learn

Thanks Shawn :-)

-- Jerry, Australia

now you need to make one of these to display your awsome mandolin ! lol

http://s492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/woodworker_photos/?firstLogin=true

i did a blog on making them about a week ago

Hehe – nice instrument hangers :-) – but actually I already hang my instruments on purpose-built hangers attached to my bookcases so they’re ready for use any time!

I reckon the curly maple one would set it off nicely :-)

-- Jerry, Australia

Very Nice Mandolin!!! Great Job Oz!

-- Dennis Zongker

your right jerry the curley one has a birdseye top too , it would go well ! are you useing something you made or something you bought ?

I’m using a German-made violin clamp designed for holding violins/mandolins to microphone stands – except in this case I drilled a hole in the book case to accept the wing-bolt :-)

-- Jerry, Australia

Thanks Dennis – love your carving too!

-- Jerry, Australia

bravo!
My brother was just telling me how much he wants a mandolin.. oh if I had some real skills… this is beautiful

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thanks everyone

In response to some queries about what it sounds like -

Click here to hear what the mandolin sounds like

-- Jerry, Australia

simply stunning!

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