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Male
Location
Odense
Birthday:
February 8
I want to build an 8-string cigar box mandolin but I have limited tools and skills and is currently investigating whether it can be done. My main concern is the string pressure. To deal with it I think I have to make a neck-through design. That…
Read more…I'm in the initial planning stages of building a cigar box mandolin and is investigating whether I can do it with my current tools and whether I can get the parts I can't make myself. Is it possible to buy a slotted (maybe fretted too) mandolin…
Read more…Hi I recently finished my first CBG - a fretless three-stringed bolt-on design. The neck is made from two strips of mahogany laminated with a thin piece of walnut veneer between them. I planned to make the fingerboard out of ipe but found out it…
Read more…I got impatient and added too thick a layer of linseed oil based finish to my neck and now it will not dry and has been tacky for a week. Is it possible to mix some turpentine with Japan drier and wiping it on in order to increase drying time? Whrn…
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