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Construction of new instruments

Spring F5 – 5 Bindings

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Chris Oliver

Wow… bindings for the fretboards and bodies have arrived. The celluloid nitrate bindings require hazmat fees just to ship them. These bindings are the same style used on Bill Monroe’s mandolin and the others signed by Lloyd Loar back in … Continue reading →

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Spring F5 – 4 – fretboard1

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Chris Oliver

An ebony billet turned into several fretboards. When working with solid wood, always make more than you need…  you know what happens otherwise. I cut the blanks from a billet I acquired from a woodworker in the state of Washington. … Continue reading →

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Spring F5 – 3

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Chris Oliver

More easy items arrive. Here are the “PAT’D JAN 19 – 21″ ebony bridges.

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Old Growth River Recovered Mahogany Les Paul Neck/Body

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Chris Oliver

Finally. I have a Les Paul body and neck all glued up from the same billet going on eBay. This old growth mahogany was recovered from the Belize River, Belize. It is too bad we do not have pieces large … Continue reading →

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Spring F5 -2

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Chris Oliver

Wow, the easiest part of the build is complete.  The cases have arrived! Here are a few flight cases and a couple soft backpacker-style cases.

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