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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Another big thanks to the factory! When I first ordered this critter, I had never tried anything custom before, so I never even thought about the appearance of the neck. I just asked them to swap out the original 6-string neck and bridge with mandocello equivalents. It became the first fully hand-rubbed urethane neck I owned, and I had not acquired my preference for the gloss feel and look yet. Here it is the first time I picked it up at the factory:
After a couple of years rooting around the ol' trading post, I finally managed to come up with the scratch to have it customized one final time, and here are the final glossy, bursty results:
I couldn't be more pleased! Feel free to look at all the before and after photos on my ning site.
Mandocello Album
Now, having been without this lovely instrument for quite a few months (I told John and Kim to take their time.), I need to see how much I've forgotten about playing this beast. (It's not like I knew much to begin with.) |
Finally got my mandocello looking the way I like it!
