Photo of your string instrument

[Bretton]

Here’s my new Ozark Tenor:

-Brett

[s1m0n]

@emmline

I am most fond of its low-lustre, nut-brown color.

Rightfully so; it’s a handsome fiddle. The now-antique faked antiquity story has charm, as well.

[s1m0n]

@Thomaston

I’ll start, sort of, since my wife is out of town with the camera and I can’t figure out how to transfer a picture from my phone to the computer. I got this Gold Tone IT-250 about 3 months ago, and love it.

Mine came with a Renaissance head and a no-knot tailpiece, which I’ve since swapped out for a regular mylar head and a Waverly style tailpiece. I’ve also got a lovely Sampson bridge on it made of koa and tipped with bloodwood.

Edit to say, some may scoff at an openback tenor, but I’ve found it has perfect volume this way. I’m heard in a session, but I’m not a “cannon,” overpowering and aggravating others.

Regular mylar? How did you get the ‘shamrock shake’ colour? Or is that a trick of the light?

[Thomaston]

@s1m0n

@Thomaston

I’ll start, sort of, since my wife is out of town with the camera and I can’t figure out how to transfer a picture from my phone to the computer. I got this Gold Tone IT-250 about 3 months ago, and love it.

Mine came with a Renaissance head and a no-knot tailpiece, which I’ve since swapped out for a regular mylar head and a Waverly style tailpiece. I’ve also got a lovely Sampson bridge on it made of koa and tipped with bloodwood.

Edit to say, some may scoff at an openback tenor, but I’ve found it has perfect volume this way. I’m heard in a session, but I’m not a “cannon,” overpowering and aggravating others.

Regular mylar? How did you get the ‘shamrock shake’ colour? Or is that a trick of the light?

That was just a stock photo from the Gold Tone site… it was likely just a trick of the light.

[ISU_Trout_Bum]

Ketida - your ‘cittern/mando mix’ is SSSSIIIICCCKKK!!! Wow, that is a beautiful instrument!

Best,
Trout

[lordofthestrings]

Left to Right:

1. Viola, 1938, Kurt Gutter
2. Viola, 2004, S. Hamann
3. Violin, 2007, S. Hamann
4. Violin, 1978, Guildan
5. 5 string Violin, 2000
6. Electric 5 string violin, 2000
7. Octave violin, 1921

Backs of #1 and #4

Scroll and Pegbox of #1

Scroll and Pegbox of #7

From Left to Right (on Futon)

1. Bowl back Mandolin, 1920s
2. Resophonic Bouzouki, Tyler Mountain
3. 17 fret Tenor Banjo, Washburn, 1925
4. 19 fret Kay tenor Banjo, 1950’s (heavily modified by moi)
5. Violin 3 from above
6. Violin 6 from above
7. Violin 5 from above
   Floor
8. F Mandolin, Espanola, 2000

A handful of instruments from the local school district I repaired over Christmas.
Please pardon the non-stringed things

[Thomaston]

I’ve never seen a resophonic bouzouki before. That’s neat.

[fearfaoin]

@Thomaston

I’ve never seen a resophonic bouzouki before. That’s neat.

Agreed. That is one of the best series of photos
I’ve seen in a while. I even like the steampunk
keyboard postscript in your sig.

[Caj]

@emmline

A bit off topic, but that’s also a really nice chair.

Here’s mine: a demonic Romanian left-handed fiddle made by Gliga.

[cowtime]

@Caj

A bit off topic, but that’s also a really nice chair.

You aren"t the only one admiring that quarter-sawn oak A&C chair.

I’ve got a mandolin and guitar round here, but this my only stringed instrument that gets constant play time

[izzarina]

@cowtime

I’ve got a mandolin and guitar round here, but this my only stringed instrument that gets constant play time

I saw your name on this thread, and I had a sneaking suspicion that you were going to post a picture of the pianny I’m still green with envy…

[cowtime]

@izzarina

I had a sneaking suspicion

[luchovalpo]

I do have a herd of plectrum axes… photos of them could be seen at: http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/member.php?u=2536

[Gabriel]

Tadaaa, the new banjo:

I can’t play that thing, but I enjoy it big time: lovely vintage tone, lovely appearance, compact and light…can’t wait to get home for practising!

[Padre]

i’m going to show you mine as well.
http://mahagaine.com/banjo/
the website was made as sort of a presentation when I thought that I want to sell it.
then I’ve decided that I love it too much

[Gabriel]

Wow, that’s a nice one. I like the ornamentation, very tasteful - it is not as overdone as on many other banjos I saw so far. Good that you kept it!

[DJMalus]

This is my bowed psaltery. She was built by Eric Meier of Phantasy Psalteries. His work is fantastic and my psaltery has a beautiful sound. I am addicted.

[emmline]

@cowtime

@Caj

A bit off topic, but that’s also a really nice chair.

You aren"t the only one admiring that quarter-sawn oak A&C chair.

The chair (a rocker) came from an antique store on Howard St. in Baltimore. (The fiddle, incidentally, from Holzapfel’s Violin shop–no longer extant–on Fayette St. in Baltimore) As I recall, re the chair–Jeff had to have its little arts&crafts self. It was in not-so-good condition, and took some gluing and clamping to be the solid rocker it is today.

[ketida]

@ISU Trout Bum

Ketida - your ‘cittern/mando mix’ is SSSSIIIICCCKKK!!! Wow, that is a beautiful instrument!

Best,
Trout

Hey Trout!
Thanks for the compliment, love my mandos! That one, in particular, is my baby; you should hear the resonance, unbelievable!
Cheers,
k.

[rh1]

Joe Foley mandolin #268

Here’s the back