by Don Paine | Oct 24, 2023 | Mandola, Recent Mandolins, Uncategorized
This just completed in September of 2023, another V style mandola, features the following: -Englemmen spruce top, 2 piece figured maple back, sides and neck Rubner tuners 1 5/16″ bone nut Shop made ebony adjustable bridge/saddle Adjustable truss rod and 3 piece...
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 | Nov 22, 2021 | A - Oval Hole, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins, Uncategorized
Just completed in November 2021, here is another custom “V” style oval hole with figured American Walnut back, sides and neck. It features an artist grade Red Spruce top and is finished in oil varnish. Here’s a list of other features: “V” style...
by Don Paine | Aug 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ve been getting more and more requests for oval holes in walnut. American walnut is a wonderful tone wood, but softer than maple and I’ve had to learn how to carve these backs a bit differently. Lately, with these, I’ve been combining the walnut...
by Don Paine | Aug 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
This was a fun project, completed in June of 2021. It features: Englemenn top with tone bar bracing Red Maple figured sides and back, 3- piece laminated neck neck w/ adj. truss rod Golden Age relic tuners w/ matching tailpiece 1 3/16″ bone nut...
by Don Paine | Jan 23, 2021 | A - Oval Hole, Mandolin, Recent Mandolins, Uncategorized
Completed in September of 2020, here is another V style mandolin, a custom build. Its been exciting to see this V style design, combined with walnut, starting to catch on. I’ve had a lot of requests for these lately and so far no one’s been disappointed....