by Don Paine | Feb 8, 2022 | A5-Style, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins, Uncategorized
This just completed in January of 2022, an A-5 in oil varnish. Wonderful, robust and resonant tone, great chop in the works! It features the following: x-braced Adirondack spruce top figured maple back, sides and neck Ivoroid binding top, back, sides and...
by Don Paine | May 17, 2020 | A5-Style, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins
Just completed in April 2020, a match with A-2 #260, this is a “basic” A-5, built by Josh. Tonally, this one growls, with a big bluegrass pop and chop, but balanced, responsive, open and resonant with surprising volume. It features: Red maple figured sides and back...
by Don Paine | Mar 29, 2020 | A5-Style, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins
This one built by Josh, just completed in March 2020 features an artist grade Englemenn spruce top and oil varnish finish. Also: Red maple figured sides and back black binding top and back Golden Age “Relic” tuners in vintage nickel finish w/ matching tailpiece 1...
by Don Paine | Sep 24, 2019 | A5-Style, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins, Uncategorized
just completed in Sept. 2019, this custom A-5 includes a side port, the first one I’ve ever incorporated into a mandolin. It also features: Colorado Englemenn spruce top, with tone bar bracing figured red maple back and sides Schaller “Grand Tune”...
by admin | Oct 18, 2017 | A5-Style, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins
Pomeroy A-5 #238, completed in October 2017 A-5 Mandolin #238 Features: Red maple back, sides and neck tone bar braced, locally harvested artist + grade Colorado Englemenn spruce top Ivoroid binding top, back, headstock and fingerboard Gold plated Grover tuners...
by admin | Sep 13, 2017 | A5-Style, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins
Pomeroy A-5 mandolin #237 features: Colorado Englemenn top, with tone bars Figured Red maple back sides and neck Golden Age “Relic” tuners 1 1/8″ width bone nut Soft “V” neck profile Triple bound in ivoroid MOP “vine” inlay on headstock Radiused...
