Mandocello front

Custom Mandocello build with a padauk/katalox neck and ebony fingerboard. Soundhole covers by Old Lowe.
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  • hello again and nice job!

  • Sweet!

  • That is one fine looking instrument, very well done!!!

  • i'm not sure if katalox is still frequently imported, if at all.  but if you can find it, it's a great wood.  very very very hard stuff. i use it for fingerboards as well... and i have read martin uses or used it quite a bit.

  • cool a mandocello is on my to do list. neck strength was one thing i was concerned with. i had to google katalox, wasnt familiar with it.

    BTW i asked on one of your older pics about the way you mount your piezo rod pickups, it looks like you just have them sandwiched between the lid and neck? i havent tried it that way but found they dont work so well without string pressure directly on them, is there enough pressure in that location?

  • I'm putting faith in the hardness and rigidity of the katalox "truss rod".  I figure if old ebony strengthened necks built during wartime are still holding up alright, a chunky laminated CrocBite neck with a solid center should be alright, but time will tell.

  • Nice! did you need to use a truss rod or any kind of strength support on the neck for this one?

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