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 | 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...
by Don Paine | Aug 23, 2022 | A - Oval Hole, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins
Completed in Aug of 2022, this custom oval hole features a custom rosette and unique combination of tonewoods. With a one piece Sugar maple back and Englemmen spruce top, it has a bit more pop, brightness and projection.. an interesting variation on the softer Red...
by Don Paine | May 11, 2022 | Octave, Recent Mandolins
Completed in April 2022, a 2 point octave in my signature V style construction, features a deeper body than I’ve built in the past and a 22 3/4″ scale length. The depth of these tones is rich, fuller than anything I’ve experienced. I’ve decided...
by Don Paine | Mar 12, 2022 | A - Oval Hole, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins
This just completed in Feb 2022, another fully appointed A style oval hole in oil varnish. This one was purchased before completion even as I had hoped to list it on my Recently Completed page. Check out the comments and recording that Mike made of it just a few days...
