by Don Paine | May 6, 2023 | Mandola, Recent Mandolins
This one completed in February 2023, a custom “basic” oval hole mandola, featuring Englemenn spruce top and figured maple back, sides and neck, built for the same customer that ordered mandolin #284. They were built in sequence but delivered to him at the...
by Don Paine | Apr 19, 2023 | 2-Point, Mandola, Recent Mandolins
“Just completed as a custom build for a musician and salmon fisherman from Juneau, Alaska in March 2023 and based on #245, the mandola that Colin Botts has given life to in a series of beautiful video recordings he’s posted on youtube. This one features...
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...
by Don Paine | Jul 2, 2018 | 2-Point, Mandola, Recent Mandolins
This just completed in July of 2018, a V style 2 point mandola, featuring hand applied oil varnish finish, with locally harvested Englemenn Spruce top and figured maple back and sides from northern Vermont.It also features the following: Golden Age “Relic” tuners in...
by admin | Apr 28, 2017 | A - Oval Hole, Mandola, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins
Blackface Mandola #182 , completed April 2013 and bound for its new owner, John Holmberg, in Queensland, Australia. It features an artist grade, Adirondack Spruce top with X bracing and Red Maple slab-sawn back with matching sides and neck. Based on Gibson’s...
by admin | Apr 28, 2017 | A - Oval Hole, Mandola, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins
Features: Hand carved, Englemenn Spruce top X bracing Ivoroid binding Figured Maple back, sides 3-piece laminated maple neck 12″ radiused ebony fingerbaord Custom thickened neck profile 1 3/8″ wide bone nut 15 3/4″ scale Pomeroy ebony bridge...
