Okay, here's a link to some pix of the R.Wood two-points... http://www.flickr.com/photos/45096...@n04/
TBug On Nov 27, 4:56 pm, mistertaterbug <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's a link to the electronics... > > http://www.kksound.com/mandolintwininternal.html > > Electri-tater > > On Nov 27, 10:48 am, mistertaterbug <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Here's a link to the first blurb regarding this subject: > > >http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?p=737946#post737946 > > > The whole deal? This new Randy Wood mandolin design will be modeled > > after the Randy Wood two-point design that I played on for a few years > > whilst with Hubert Davis. The original has a long scale and one piece > > back and top, snakehead design with rosewood overlay. The new ones > > will be a faithful reproduction of the old #1, and will include a > > pickguard and possibly an Allen tailpiece with Randy Wood's > > signature. > > > The only significant difference will be that it will have a K&K pickup > > system installed which will make the instrument acoustic/electric. The > > pickups are glued to the underside of the top and are two brass discs/ > > diaphragms with wires attached. The only sign of the pickup is the > > endpin jack. I tried out two prototypes in Randy's shop last weekend > > and the pickups are quite sensitive and sound surprisingly like...you > > got it...a mandolin. This system allows for playing the mandolin and > > using the natural dynamics of the box. > > > The two prototypes have compound radiused fingerboards, I believe > > beginning at a 12" radius and ending with 18" which seems a lot more > > flat at the bridge, but still I'm not used to that feel, so I've asked > > for a flat board. I believe Randy has used a very thin lacquer for the > > finish. > > > The two prototypes are for sale at $5K, one a pumpkin top and the > > other sunburst. The sunburst neck is larger than the pumpkin. Randy > > says that each is offered with a "money-back, no-questions-asked" > > guarantee. I will be putting pics up of the two before long. For all > > you folks who are in need of one of these, keep your eyes peeled. > > > I am looking forward to getting ahold of one of the finished models > > and trying it out. It will sure make my life easier in the coming > > months, what with the EC sessions and tour. I think Randy said that we > > will be looking at a $6K pricetag, so that is well within the realm of > > possibility for folks wanting a top-notch acoustic/electric. > > > Taterbug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en.
