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Baroque mandolin
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:13 pm
by Jo Dusepo
Here's a baroque mandolin I built:
Re: Baroque mandolin
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:14 pm
by Karl Wicklund
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...?
Re: Baroque mandolin
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 5:38 am
by Jo Dusepo
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.
Re: Baroque mandolin
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:30 am
by Jo Dusepo
The customer playing it (though they are playing a medieval song, not a baroque one!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0zH-9OzfDo
Re: Baroque mandolin
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:44 pm
by Bob Francis
Thanks for posting that clip Jo.
I always wondered how those sounded.
Re: Baroque mandolin
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:46 pm
by Bryan Bear
That is wonderful! Color me impressed. I'd like to see a close up of the rose carving.
Re: Baroque mandolin
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:55 am
by Jo Dusepo
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:
Re: Baroque mandolin
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 3:09 am
by Michael Lewis
This shows a serious level of skill. Well done.
Re: Baroque mandolin
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 2:59 am
by Allyson Brown
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:
Definitely handmade.