by Don Paine | Apr 10, 2024 | A - Oval Hole, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins
Completed in March 2024, this was a custom, blond A style oval hole, built for a customer who’s father had been a luthier himself. She had high expectations, along with an insight into the more nuanced details involved in its creations, and the attributes of...
by Don Paine | Jan 21, 2024 | A - Oval Hole, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins
“Completed in January of 2024 this is a custom, A style oval hole. It features a single strand rosette, Englemenn top, two piece Red Maple back and sides. I consider this to be a “basic” model, but I never cut corners when it comes to creating my...
by Don Paine | Jun 23, 2023 | A - Oval Hole, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins
Just completed in March of 2023, another V style oval hole, this one with natural color tones. It also features: “V” style construction, plates overhanging the sides with inlaid violin perfling top and back Artist grade Englemenn spruce top, X braced Rubner tuners 1...
by Don Paine | May 6, 2023 | A - Oval Hole, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins
This completed in January 2023, a custom build, ordered along with a similarly appointed, oval hole mandola. This mandolin features Englemenn top, and figured walnut sides, back and neck. “First, the mandolin is...
by Don Paine | Jan 25, 2023 | A - Oval Hole, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins
This mandolin, built in 2011, has had one owner, a friend of mine here in Colorado. She’s decided that with all of the things going on in her life, continuing to learn to play the mandolin is not one of them. I offered to help her sell it and so have posted it...
by Don Paine | Sep 22, 2022 | A - Oval Hole, Mandola, Recent Mandolins
“Completed in August of 2022, this mandola was a custom order and matches in appointments and coloring a recently made oval hole mandolin (#277) purchased by the same client, Mike Buesseler. It features: Red maple figured sides and back fully bound in...
