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Thank you very much. I can now sort of play two tunes, which is twice as many as before.

That's very nice of you. I won't be able to offer this as a stock instrument for as long as I live where I am now, because I don't have room to store one at all conveniently. Someday, though, if I have a more suitable space, I would like to keep a bass in stock.

Thank you. It was fun building two in a row,

I'm glad you're still enjoying yours. These that I've made are all pretty much the same except the first one that had some custom design elements.

I've never made a neck from rosewood, but I would think this type of instrument might not be the best choice for that because the pot end is pretty light, and it might make it feel pretty neck heavy overall. I could cover the sides with rosewood veneer, but I don't have any left now.

That's very nice of you. The theory of playing the octave mandolin is the same as a regular mandolin, since they have the same tuning except one octave lower. In practice it feels quite different because of how much bigger it is. It's sort of like the difference between driving a car and a box truck.

You can send me an email through my website at hoytbsanjos.com. Thank you very much

I think he is using a thin pick and playing close to the fret board.. IF that is the case I would like to hear you play with a thicker pick and a little closer to the bridge. I might be interested.

Thank you very much. They are all 4/4 size, but I am 7 feet tall so they look smaller when I play them. They are carved top and back.

Ah, I see. I recently built a fiddle using flat spruce and ash pieces for the top and back, respectively, heated and bent to slightly arch them and glued to the sides which I sanded to match the contour on either side. It turned out a bit smaller than full size due to the limitations with starting dimensions of the ash wood I was using, but still has a 13” length body (including the edges) and a scale of ~12 1/2”. The lower bout is only 6 1/4” wide, and the inner depth is about 1 1/4”, with an overall of about 1 9/16”. It’s a cornerless body of my own drawing. Basically a 7/8 scale length on a skinny 3/4 body.

I don't believe in purfling, personally, but that's just me.

I'm glad you're still enjoying the archtop. Since this was my first bass the charge was a bit on the lower side as it was kind of an experiment, and the customer bought all the materials and parts except the cherry lumber and had them shipped to me. I could do another one for $4,000 all inclusive, plus or minus a bit depending on the wood choices. This one is a 3/4 size, and slightly unusual in that it has a fully carved back, rather than a flat back or a hybrid. It was built from the Gofriller plan that is sold online.

Nice job, Zach!

Thanks for commenting. My website is in the description and from there you can email, call or text. I'll be out of reach for much of the next 3 days but will reply as soon as I have cell service.

Thank you very much. If you let me know what action height you want I can make a bridge the right height for that and make any other needed adjustments before shipping. I can generally go down to about 3/32" action at the 12th fret, and stock setup is 1/8". I can't go much below 3/32" without buzzing.

@@zachoyt2686 that's good to know. As an aside, I wonder if you could help me understand what effect rim thickness has a banjo's sound and laminate vs block rims. I really like the look of the rims you make but I'm curious why so many other banjos are thinner ply rims is that mostly aesthetic or cost or is there a real effect on the sound

@@belro17 I can make block rims here out of wood pieces that would otherwise be waste, so I do it for that reason. Factory made banjos mostly don't use block rims because it's too fidgety, and it would be cheaper in that context to laminate your own rims or buy them from a supplier. The consensus seems to be that a well made rim will sound good, whether block or laminated.

Thank you very much. My website is the hoytbanjos.com in the video description. If you want to order something from there just send me an email or call or text.

@@zachoyt2686 okay thank you! I’ll very much consider purchasing one

Thank you. My day job now is building instruments, but luckily I don't have to be in Nashville to do it.

I was mildly astonished too. I'll be making another one from cherry as soon as possible.

Thank you. I make them myself, under my name, Zachary Hoyt. If you go to hoytbanjos.com you can see the banjos I've made.