Contructing a Bluegrass Mandolin: Mandolin Reference

It could also be structured better.

There seems to be unnecessary focus on some topics and a complete lack of detail on others. Reads a little stream-of-consciously. It also seems focused on high volume manufacturing methods using machine tools e. On the other hand, the detailed full sized plan drawings are great.

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You would probably pay a similar price for the plans alone. I'm also a big fan of spiral bound books for the workbench. As a teen I became interested in "bluegrass" music. I learned to play guitar and bass but was eventually drawn to the mandolin - particularly the kind with a scroll and two points, like Bill Monroe played.

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Wanting one like it left me discouraged because I knew I couldn't afford one that was worth owning. In the late 's my Dad had become interested in building a violin and was well on his way to completing it. Then, after stumbling across the original, first edition of this book, I developed the notion that I would build one. Even with the book it was slow-go. Dad took pity on me and joined in on the task. As we worked we used Siminoff's book as a "guide" - just as the author had intended. Dad's earlier experience led him to do a few things differently - like using an "inside mold" versus the "outside mold" described in the book.

I also made some minor modifications in the plans to ensure symmetry apart from the scroll and points. Again, the manual serves mainly as a guide and anyone making a serious effort should learn as much as possible from any lutherie source at their disposal. Roger Siminoff's creditials as a luthier are outstanding.

He's also a compelling author and he makes the reading of this work worthwhile - even if you only have a passing interest in the instrument rather than a desire to build. This book is billed as the "ultimate" manual. In the years since his original version, Siminoff has perfected his skills and has incorporated his experiences in this edition. He has expanded his discussions on "tap tuning" and "voicing.

I was somewhat surprised that this edition seems to discourage the use of Douglas Fir as a sound board material since the original version seemed to encourage trying it as an alternative to spruce - but, with experience, perhaps he now feels it's best to stick with traditional woods Our first mandolin, completed in , turned out especially well, in large part due to Siminoff's book.

But as I finished school, went to work, and as other priorities came up the mandolin-building took a backseat - until recently. I had the desire to finally finish one started and abandoned years ago. That's when I found that a newer version of this manual was available. I bought this one simply to compare the two.

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I'd highly recommend this edition - even if you have the older one. July, - If you are looking for an incredibly comprehensive resource for building an F style mandolin, this is the book for you! Each chapter is very descriptive and well illustrated and the sequence of the book takes you right down the mandolin construction path, so that it is hard to lay this book down.

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My son and I are well on our way to building our first mandolin, and with this kind of written support, we expect the result to be nothing short of a beautiful, great-sounding instrument! The blueprints included with the book are worth the purchase price by themselves. They aren't quite as comprehensive as the F5 pro prints that can be ordered from the author, but are more than adequate.

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Anyone who plans to build an F5 will benefit from this book. Wood selection, tap tuning, bridge construction, it's all here. Update on June 17, - The finished product looks and sounds awesome. We still experiment with bridges, nuts, saddles, etc. I love challenging projects, but I tend to launch forth with an excellent manual by my side. This is an excellent manual, right up there with: Building the Gloucester Light Dory payson , or car work with a Bently manual.

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