Baroque mandolin

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Jo Dusepo
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Here's a baroque mandolin I built:

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Jo,
I always enjoy logging in and seeing another on of your builds. Thank you!
Do you typically find historical instruments to takes specs from, or build from available plans, or...?
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Karl Wicklund wrote:Jo,
I always enjoy logging in and seeing another on of your builds. Thank you!
Do you typically find historical instruments to takes specs from, or build from available plans, or...?
The former if I can find a suitable instrument in a museum or if the customer wants it based on one.
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The customer playing it (though they are playing a medieval song, not a baroque one!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0zH-9OzfDo
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Thanks for posting that clip Jo.
I always wondered how those sounded.
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That is wonderful! Color me impressed. I'd like to see a close up of the rose carving.
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Bryan Bear wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:46 pm That is wonderful! Color me impressed. I'd like to see a close up of the rose carving.
Thanks everyone for your kind words.

It's already gone to the customer, so I can't take any new pictures of it, but here is a picture of the same rose design which I carved on a renaissance mandore:
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This shows a serious level of skill. Well done.
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Jo Dusepo wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:55 am
Bryan Bear wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:46 pm That is wonderful! Color me impressed. I'd like to see a close up of the rose carving.
Thanks everyone for your kind words.

It's already gone to the customer, so I can't take any new pictures of it, but here is a picture of the same rose design which I carved on a renaissance mandore:
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Definitely handmade.
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