Mike Nelson's Mandolin Page

Rib bending: Pictures and descriptions on how to do this easily and safely Thicknessing the ribs Conversion of a pillar drill into a vertical drum sander Arching method This is an illustrated description of the method I was taught for violin family instruments Hollowing the plates Description of a simple method for removing the bulk of the wood easily, safely and quickly. Chladni pattern plate tuning This is an illustrated description of how I tune the plates of a mandolin. I first used this method when making violin family instruments. mandolin tunes : These are in ABC format and are mainly Bluegrass (and well out of date) Trussrods Everything I know about how they work and how to use them. Instrument gallery Pictures of some the instruments I have made. General mandolin information Some real information, some hearsay, some old wives tails. Collected from a range of sources. there is some setup information and other useful stuff here. Links to other makers of repute. Please sign my guest book view my guest book Email me if you have any comments

Chladni plate tuning method