Guitarmaker Issue 47
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The Mandolin Issue
Hans Brentrup
Cover photo: Hans Brentrup mandolin.
mandolin
ASIA Workbench
Rick Davis
Sylvan and Sally Wells take on membership, planning, and budgeting duties. Membership dues and back issue prices raised, and membership changed to calendar year. ASIA online forum announced. With 1 photo.
ASIA
The Black & Tan Mandolin
John Monteleone
A romantic piece on the magic of building a unique mandolin with a curly mahogany back. With 8 photos.
mandolin
Lloyd Loar: Virtuoso & Visionary
Maxwell McCullogh
History of the man who designed Gibson's legendary F5 Mandolin, and his contributions to Gibson's success. With 6 photos.
mandolin; Gibson; biography
An Interview with Bruce Weber
John Lowell, Rob Wilke
Question and answer session with the founder of Weber Mandolins. With 8 photos.
mandolin; interview
A Visit with Rigel
Margot Rome, Pete Langdell, Rick Davis
Brief tour of 5-employee Rigel Mandolins, whose designs stand out in an industry bound by tradition. With 14 photos.
mandolin
In Search of the Perfect Tailpiece
John Hamlett
Why it takes years to bring something new to market. The author discuss his jouney from idea to the first small batch of custom mandolin tailpieces.
mandolin; design
Building a Stewart-MacDonald F-Style Mandolin Kit
Elle Erickson
The author builds a mandolin from a Stewart MacDonald kit and video. Along the way,she customizes the scroll, the f-holes, and inlays Jessica Rabbit on the headstock. Binding is of an unusual plastic.
mandolin; kit; inlay; video
The Mando-Guitar Story
Rick Turner
The author builds a unique six-course mandola-sized mando-guitar. Along the way he shares his uncommon thoughts such as "fingerboards should not touch guitar tops" and "bolt on necks are inherently superior." With 1 photo.
mandolin; design
CNC and the Mandolin
Rolfe Gerhardt
The author moves from a custom duplicating carver to genuine CNC. The duplicator's problems were strictly hardware whereas the CNC's problems are mostly software. He suggests you make friends with your machine's software person. With 6 photos.
mandolin; tools, power; CNC
Apprenticeships, Part 3
Ervin Somogyi
This installment wrestles with selecting aprentice candidates including planning, tests and interviews. With 3 photos
business; apprentice
The Concealed Dowel Repair
Frank Ford
Inveterate repairman fixes a split headstock and reinforces is with a hidden dowel. With 13 photos.
repair
The Bandsaw Rosette Cutter
Judy Threet
A shop-built rosette cutter that uses a drill press and bits of bandsaw blades for the cutters. With 5 photos.
tools, shop-built; rosette
Truss Rod Replacement
Frank Ford
Using a shop-made aluminum heating caul to remove a mandolin fingerboard. The author then replaces the truss rod and makes a new fretboard. With 33 photos
mandolin, repair; truss rod; tools, shop-built