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Matthew Jenkins

Post subject: Octave Mandolin Build

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 7:27 am

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I just finished this build and shipped it to it's new owner. Thought you might like to see some pics as it's not that common an instrument. Certainly threw up some build challenges.
Thanks for looking.

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Michaeldc

Post subject: Re: Octave Mandolin Build

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 7:33 am

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First name: Michael
Last Name: Colbert
City: Anacortes
State: WA
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Gorgeous work!

What is the finish?

Cheers, M

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Matthew Jenkins

Post subject: Re: Octave Mandolin Build

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 8:04 am

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Thanks - It's EM6000

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jfmckenna

Post subject: Re: Octave Mandolin Build

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 8:25 am

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Yeah that's superb right there. They are unique instruments, I've never played one before.

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Terence Kennedy

Post subject: Re: Octave Mandolin Build

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:37 am

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Very nice. One of those is on my list.

What were your challenges compared to an archtop guitar?

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Chris Pile

Post subject: Re: Octave Mandolin Build

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:40 am

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SUPER NICE.

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Matthew Jenkins

Post subject: Re: Octave Mandolin Build

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:51 am

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Terence Kennedy wrote:

Very nice. One of those is on my list.

What were your challenges compared to an archtop guitar?

Thanks. I've only made 2 archtop's before and this was not really more challenging it was just that I had a period where if something was going to go wrong - it did. I found a tapered dovetail impossible to fit so I re-routed the neck block and used a straight dovetail and it worked fine. Just meant I had to make a new neck as well [headinwall]

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A.Hix

Post subject: Re: Octave Mandolin Build

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:01 am

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BEAUTIFUL! Nice work!

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bcombs510

Post subject: Re: Octave Mandolin Build

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:01 am

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That’s a real beauty. Elegant.

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J De Rocher

Post subject: Re: Octave Mandolin Build

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:52 am

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Very nice! What scale length did you go with?

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Matthew Jenkins

Post subject: Re: Octave Mandolin Build

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 1:50 pm

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J De Rocher wrote:

Very nice! What scale length did you go with?

Thanks - It's 22"

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SteveSmith

Post subject: Re: Octave Mandolin Build

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 1:58 pm

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Well done, very classy.

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