2009 prices for Standard Old Wave Models, includes hardshell case.
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Custom orders require a $250 deposit in advance, balance due when ready to ship. I usually have several standard non-custom instruments under construction at all times, these also require a $250 deposit, and are shipped on 3 day approval. Call or e-mail for availability and current delivery schedule. |
Unless otherwise noted, all Old Wave mandolin family instruments feature the following: |
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Solid air dried Colorado Englemann Spruce top, bookmatched from handsplit billet, carefully arched and graduated to produce optimal sound. Red Spruce, Carpathian Spruce, Western Red Cedar, and Curly Redwood also available. |
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Handsplit Adirondack Red Spruce bracing |
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Curly maple sides, back, neck, and peghead veneer (Ebony peghead veneer on F style) | |
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Honduran Mahogany neckblock, tailblock, and kerfed linings | |
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Bison femur nut | |
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Ebony fretboard and bridge | |
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Stew-mac, Grover, or Schaller tuners | |
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D'Addario strings | |
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Freshly prepared hot hide glue for center joints, top bracing, and top/sides joint |
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Center joint surfaces hand planed with antique Stanley #7 Jointer Plane with Ron Hock blade and Clifton Sheffield cap iron | |
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Behlen Stringed Instrument Lacquer finish | |
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Fretboard relief and string height set up for maximum playability and tone |
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Mandolins Mandolas Octave Mandolins |
The Old Wave A style F hole body is based on a 1976 Mark Taylor PA-5; the F holes are based on a late '40s Epiphone archtop guitar shape. The A style oval hole body is based on a 1917 Gibson. The C# (asymmetrical 2 point) style mandolin and mandola are based on a Mike Kemnitzer Nugget design. The F style body is based on the Stew-Mac blueprint, which is also seen in the background of this page (used with permission). The octave mandolin body is a Bill Bussmann original. |
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