The Instruments
- H-5 Mandola
- F-5 Cocobolo w/ Red Cedar Top
- F-5 Mango w/ Sitka Spruce Top
- F-5 Traditional Sugar Maple w/ Adirondack Top
- F-5 Mango w/ Sitka Spruce Top
- F-5 Koa w/ Sitka Spruce Top
- F-5 Maple w/ Adirondack Top
- F-5 Maple w/ Sitka Spruce Top
- A-5 Eastern Hard Maple w/ Sitka Spruce Top
- F-5 Sugar Maple w/ Sitka Spruce Top
- First A-5 Eastern Hard Maple w/ Engleman Spruce Top
F-5 Koa w/ Sitka Spruce Top
Hand rubbed varnish finish
This is one of my latest F-5 mandolins. Although I normally tend to build pretty traditional mandolins, I found this beautiful piece of Koa on a recent trip to Hawaii and knew it would make an incredible mandolin. The top is a great piece of Sitka and I knew the combination of the two would lend toward a great sounding instrument. The entire mandolin is triple bound 1/2in white, blach, white 1/2 ivoroid binding. This is the first of my instruments to have the hand engraved James tailpiece. This turned out to be a very special mandolin and there are definately more Koa and exotic wood insturments in the near future.
Curly Koa back sides and neck
Sitka spruce top
24 fret 12" radiused fingerboard
Adjustable truss rod
Pearl truss rod cover
Triple bound neck, sides and body
Steve Smith bridge
Hand engraved James tailpiece
Mother of pearl Elkhorn logo and traditional flowerpot
Fossilized ivory nut
Gold Waverly tuners
Hand rubbed spirit varnish finish