This instrument design was originally an experiment. I worked it out in consultation with the person who placed the custom order for it, and he provided a plan for a ca. 1937 Gibson L-00 (Guild of American Luthiers plan #55) from which the soundbox design is taken. The only change I made to the soundbox … Continue reading Octave mandolin #10, walnut with ebony-$1220

This instrument design was originally an experiment. I worked it out in consultation with the person who placed the custom order for it, and he provided a plan for a ca. 1937 Gibson L-00 (Guild of American Luthiers plan #55) from which the soundbox design is taken. The only change I made to the soundbox … Continue reading Octave mandolin #9, walnut with ebony-sold

This instrument design was originally an experiment.  I worked it out in consultation with the person who placed the custom order for it, and he provided a plan for a ca. 1937 Gibson L-00 (Guild of American Luthiers plan #55) from which the soundbox design is taken.  The only change I made to the soundbox … Continue reading Octave mandolin #8, cherry-$1150

This instrument design was originally an experiment.  I worked it out in consultation with the person who placed the custom order for it, and he provided a plan for a ca. 1937 Gibson L-00 (Guild of American Luthiers plan #55) from which the soundbox design is taken.  The only change I made to the soundbox … Continue reading Octave mandolin #7, walnut with ziricote-sold

This mandolin was built in October 2023.  It’s made from the same pattern as the others I’ve made, in the Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction Manual by Roger Siminoff.  I made the F5 design in the book into an A5 by omitting the scrolls and points.  The top and tone bars are Engelmann spruce, the fretboard … Continue reading Mandolin #7, walnut A-style-$970

This mandolin was built in August 2023.  It’s made from the same pattern as the others I’ve made, in the Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction Manual by Roger Siminoff.  I made the F5 design in the book into an A5 by omitting the scrolls and points.  The top and tone bars are Engelmann spruce, the fretboard … Continue reading Mandolin #6, walnut A style-sold

This instrument design was originally an experiment.  I worked it out in consultation with the person who placed the custom order for it, and he provided a plan for a ca. 1937 Gibson L-00 (Guild of American Luthiers plan #55) from which the soundbox design is taken.  The only change I made to the soundbox … Continue reading Octave mandolin #5, cherry-sold

This instrument design was originally an experiment.  I worked it out in consultation with the person who placed the custom order for it, and he provided a plan for a ca. 1937 Gibson L-00 (Guild of American Luthiers plan #55) from which the soundbox design is taken.  The only change I made to the soundbox … Continue reading Octave mandolin #3, cherry-sold

This instrument design was originally an experiment.  I worked it out in consultation with the person who placed the custom order for it, and he provided a plan for a ca. 1937 Gibson L-00 (Guild of American Luthiers plan #55) from which the soundbox design is taken.  The only change I made to the soundbox … Continue reading Octave mandolin #2, walnut-sold

This mandolin was built from August to October 2019.  It’s made from the same pattern as the other four I’ve made, in the Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction Manual by Roger Siminoff.  I made the F5 design in the book into an A5 by omitting the scrolls and points.  The top and tone bars are Engelmann … Continue reading Mandolin #5, cherry A style-sold

This mandolin was built in December 2016.  It’s made from the same pattern as the other two I’ve made, in the Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction Manual by Roger Siminoff.  I made the F5 design in the book into an A5 by omitting the scrolls and points.  The top is Engelmann spruce with a natural stain … Continue reading Mandolin #3, cherry and spruce-sold

This is the second mandolin that I have built.  I followed the instructions in The Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction Manual by Roger Siminoff except that I made an A-style instead of the F-style he demonstrates. The soundboard and bars are Englemann spruce and and rest of the instrument is made from black cherry except for the … Continue reading Mandolin #2, A-style cherry-sold

This is my first mandolin, completed in 2009.  It was built to the same design as the cherry  #2 mandolin but from curly maple and western red cedar.