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Thank you so much!

Thanks. Just mixed shellac flakes with denatured alcohol and applied via French polish method.

@dubovainstruments oh okay that's awesome , I'll have to try it! Thanks so much

Yeh. That’s crazy. This one is about 14 years old and haven’t had any issues with it. They are quite heavy and I can’t even imagine hauling it around. Best of luck with it

Thanks. Just taking a bit of a break this summer before getting some projects rolling. Time will tell.

No. Wrong type of filtration.

It’s actually a custom mandolin I built and had just strung up.

@@dubovainstruments oh ok it's really nice tho

Always appreciate your support and encouragement, Kenneth! I’ll keep you posted on how this mandola sounds. Getting close.

@@dubovainstruments I’m sure that it will sound amazing. I’m definitely going to have you build me one.

I start with 28 grams of shellac flakes to 240 ml of alcohol and let it sit for a few hours. Make sure to stir it occasionally to keep clumps of shellac from sitting in the bottom of the jar. If it seems too viscous I’ll add another 120 ml of alcohol. Hope that helps to get started.

@@dubovainstruments But what "type" and "percentage" of alcohol are you using? Rubbing alcohol? 70% rubbing alcohol, 90% rubbing alcohol? That's what I'm asking.

I use either denatured alcohol (found at all hardware stores) or everclear. Both work fine.

@@dubovainstruments ok, thanks. They don't have either of those in my state anymore.

I’m in Virginia. Had to go to the ABC store and get a special use permit for the Everclear. Easy form to fill out and state the intended use and they submit it for approval. Maybe try that option?

Shellac applied via French Polish

@@dubovainstruments thanks

I use the standard Stewart Macdonald fretwire.

Yeh. Interesting thought for sure. I think the same goes with having a thinner finish that doesn’t suffocate the vibrational tendencies of the wood too.

Keren

@@AnggiMandolin Keren?

Glad it provided some help!

Hey! Not sure I have a video with those steps. I tend to use shellac as a sealer before pore filling. Just easier to work with, less toxic, dries quicker. Be cognizant of color of grain filler and tear it on scrap first. Sometimes the advertised color of the grain filler can appear “off” once applied. Using drywall spackle and adding colors to it is one way to make your own grain filler. Def do a sealer coat beforehand though otherwise it’ll stain the base wood. Hope that helps some (?).

There is a video of someone mixing GoodFilla's powdered FILLA in a bag directly with TruOil and it worked very well and saved time and steps!

Thanks for sharing that story! Each instrument a unique voice. Glad you got to experience a few different ones!

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@@Usama.Farmer please write in English

Thanks! It was built to be a stand only in all aspects. Tonally and aesthetically

I was just messing around with Am stuff. Just kinda started playing it so that’s all I really can explain. Sorry for the lame answer.

Thanks a million! It was quite a brain game to pull it all together.

Mirror image.

@@dubovainstruments are there any other tunings? Guitar has several options: drop D, DADGAD, etc.

​@@DisposableEgoyes, obviously, any stringed instrument has alternate tunings

It's classical strings tuning. Violin, violla, cello, etc.

Thanks. A nod to Doc Watson, of course.

I don’t practice as much as I should secondary to juggling to many things. Usually a couple times a week I’ll play along with whatever song is blasting thru the speakers.