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October 10, 2006 | Solocomp curing

Like a kid waiting for Christmas, there's nothing like the anticipation of a long-awaited custom-built mandolin. Frequent status updates from Master Builder, Bill Bussmann, we always enjoy sharing our enthusiasm and our eye-candy with our viewers.

This baby has really taken shape:

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Pictured on the opposite end is a ten-string mandola. (Ours is only four.) Still awaiting tuners, tailpiece, and custom-built jazz pick-up.

We can hardly wait!

Read our review on his Old Wave Mandola model.

Old Wave Mandolin Website

Posted by Ted at October 10, 2006 8:37 PM

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