New Mandolin FE 36 Wildwood Walnut playing Cherokee Shuffle

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

I put no stain in the middle of that back.....just a little black shading on the points and the scroll area. that is the natural wood color in the largest part of the back.

[@Roy_1]

Gorgeous

[@pablo6305]

Love that baby. If i could afford it id treat it like it should. Great work.

[@davidsims1329]

You hit the nail head with your own appointments. Sounds great too. In the history of American made mandolins , they should it’s good as a sound.

[@Wificationish]

Wow that walnut looks like something from space!

[@mattstacy1652]

I’d love to sit and play them all. Mandolin player from Va. beautiful mandolins!

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

That would be fun.

[@davidjacksonjackson3212]

A very talented man,

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Thanks for commenting David, I hardly know what to say.

[@jerryscott-m6h]

I have used walnut in building guitars, fiddles and banjos . Like the sound of walnut with a spruce top !

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

I appreciate you sharing your experience! Some of my better sounding mandolins have been walnut. It is a good wood!

[@davidsims1329]

You hit the nail head with your own appointments. Sounds great too. In the history of American made mandolins , they should be good looking as good as they sound. You did both.

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Thank you David. It has taken years of learning and practice , but I think maybe I am getting there. It has all been for fun.

[@RonDuligi]

What a beautiful instrument! I really admire your craftmanship, Earl. Cherokee Shuffle is also one of my favourite fiddle tunes. Much love and God bless from Ireland.

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Thank you for the gracious compliments and for watching the video. Glad you liked the instrument and the tune. Maybe I can hear from you again on some future video. Blessings to you and yours from south east Missouri, USA..

[@wagon53417]

That is a beautiful looking and sounding mandolin 👍👍

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Thank you!

[@mccypr]

A beautiful Mandolin! Thanks! 😎

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@gibby6904]

Boy that is a beauty.....sounds great too!

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Thank you! Like I said in the video, I sure hope it stays together with all that wild grain shrinking and expanding with moisture changes. It is unpredictable.

[@leroycaudill96]

Beautiful mandolin.

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Thank You!

[@bodarville2510]

Beautiful! Sounds great too!

[@earlelfrink]

Thank you for taking a listen and a look at it.

[@sonomabob]

With that introduction I did not expect such a great sound. Thanks.

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

I didn't neither when I was first working the wood. Got quite a pleasant surprise as it came together. Here is a facebook video that the owner made as we tried it out in the "white" before any inlay or finish work was done. facebook.com/100080493104589/videos/653560249688357

[@steveandulsky566]

It sounds as beautiful as it looks !!! Great job

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Thanks for viewing and commenting. We will be posting some more instruments with unusual woods. Stay tuned!

[@guitardunc]

Earl, all of your instruments are works of art. Love the "E" headstock carve... very stylish and distinctive.

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Thank you. You are the first viewer to comment on the "E" headstock. I did that for several reasons. One being that I wanted it to look different than a Gibson.

[@DaveLynchJazzGuitar]

Real nice Earl! Great playing ! Thanks

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Thank you Dave and thanks for commenting.

[@PWoods0078]

Nice Looking Mandolin,Earl

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Thank you P. Woods, good to hear you on this instrument channel.

[@fredfloyd68]

Thems purty instruments...

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Thank you.

[@brewsky38c]

Beautiful and really sounds awesome! I always wonder what other woods would sound like. I really appreciate you sharing with us

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Thanks. My pleasure! we will show some more!

[@Sparks53]

Gorgeous instrument you've made, Earl. The spruce top appears to me to be more maple- like, but you must know your wood.

[@rodneyeftink4864]

Sounds great and looks great! I have a Jim Poe mandolin (IROHM) he made with walnut back and sides....not nearly as pretty as that but definitely have a great tone.

[@earlelfrink]

Jim was a long time friend of mine, we knew each other from our teenage years on. He was a gifted, talented man and a really good person. Thanks for commenting.

[@stevenedwards4470]

Looks great. Ben Crowe from Crimson Guitars once impregnated a soft wood he was using with thin CA glue. Would that work here? I think it would finish the same.

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

you know what? I did flood both the inside and out side of that walnut plate with water thin cyanoacrylate trying to stabilize that crazy grain pattern. It posed no problems with finishing or construction.

[@phlipperbrooks129]

Love the headstock and wood figuring. Assuming someone wanted to commission a mando build, how would we contact you?

[@Time.Space.Heal.]

How much?? 😊

[@paintedrockplayers]

Am I just high af, or was there a distinct point in which he switched from a maj. key voicing to minor on the Cherokee Shuffle?

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

There is a couple of minor changes in the tune. You heard it all right.

[@pablo6305]

I can get you bunch of oak burls a alnut burls. Maybe we can make trade?? I love your mandolins sound. They remind me of what i trully hear on my old records. Thanks for valueing your craft. It should be cherished.

[@earlsinstrumentsandtunes9732]

Pablo, let me give that some thought. I am 73 now and don't know how much more I can or even want to do Another thing is that this kind of wood can be affected by humidity changes in unpredictable ways so there can be no guarentee or way of knowing what the final outcome would be for a mando built with it. It is more prone to cracking or even falling to pieces. But the one in this video has been relatively stable for a year now. So in part of the world is this wood located? I am in Missouri.