Cigar Box & Driftwood Octave Mandolin: 'Revolution Past'
Instruments of Art: 'Revolution Past'
Octave Mandolin/Mandola.
Electro-acoustic with volume control. The neck was a piece of driftwood. The bridge is an Ikea pencil & the nut is a bit of a chopstick. Meshed with sinkhole strainers
I hammered in the fretwire pretty much 'free-style' copying the fret positions from an Octave Mando - then had to do a bit of filing to adjust once strung. Fitted with an old silk tie for a strap.
I've strung it GDAD. .... And it even sounds OK ! (Especially plugged in).
The original paint job on the plywood base of the wooden box (which presents as the soundboard) is such that it reminds me of colour & style of a 1950's revolutionary campaign. Hence the title 'Revolution Past' to prompt thought about the previous life and meaning of the image.
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Cigar Box & Driftwood Octave Mandolin: 'Revolution Past'
Instruments of Art: 'Revolution Past'
Octave Mandolin/Mandola.
Electro-acoustic with volume control. The neck was a piece of driftwood. The bridge is an Ikea pencil & the nut is a bit of a chopstick. Meshed with sinkhole strainers
I hammered in the fretwire pretty much 'free-style' copying the fret positions from an Octave Mando - then had to do a bit of filing to adjust once strung. Fitted with an old silk tie for a strap.
I've strung it GDAD. .... And it even sounds OK ! (Especially plugged in).
The original paint job on the plywood base of the wooden box (which presents as the soundboard) is such that it reminds me of colour & style of a 1950's revolutionary campaign. Hence the title 'Revolution Past' to prompt thought about the previous life and meaning of the image.
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