Just for the record, it is my intention to make a double course 'courting' mountain dulcimer next, and after that an archtop guitar, following Bob Benedetto's book. After that...
A well made cookie tin mandolin?
A violin?
An archtop mandolin?
A lute or a bowl-back mandolin
...though perhaps I'll never have time.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Monday, June 06, 2005
Bridge Making
Now that I've finished the mandolin, I've been able to make a new bridge for my bought one (Blue Moon, from Hobgoblin). I used the same compensated design (maple with a bone saddle), and I also made the slots in the nut a bit deeper to lower the action. It sounds much better now - louder and more resonant, although it's developed a slight buzz which I will need to fix by dressing one of the frets. Picture to follow in a day or two.
Friday, June 03, 2005
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