MIMF

Seems like a good choice for fretboard lumber would be something hard and heavy like Ipe as it would look the part but hold up well if one was worried about wear.

Lovely, I really like the shape of the soundholes better than the usual "f" holes you see so often.

Do you mind sharing where you found the plans?

Apologies for the tuning question, for a flat bridge I use DAD with the bass drone being an octave lower. That, or on an arched bridge DAE with them a fifth apart each string basically. works well Root- fifth- octave lower root is a fairly common talharpa technique on three string builds. four strin...

I'm currently planning a build of a large bass version, of approximately 44 inches in length, and currently have a 20inch three string traditional sized one, two 2string 20~ inch or so, a mid-size 30 inch length version as well. I really like the deep sound achievable from the larger ones.

Here we go, I had to do it offsite. https://i.ibb.co/MC6NnPz/20211212-131014.jpg Here's my current build, it's a two string in cherry, with cedar top and maple fittings. I use a violin peg shaver and reamer to make my pegs, and still need to do the final shaping on the heads on them. I use twisted b...

I've made a few, my favorite style are two or three string. Very fun to build and play, even I'm not very good at playing them yet. It keeps saying my pictures are too big for me to post them, or I would put a few up. I'm currently working on a two string in cherry, with a cedar top, and maple fitti...