The Latest
I try to post each few workdays, mandolin-related or who knows what you’ll find.
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April 19th, 2024
A new, very pearly version of my Vinaccia model. It features 4:1 geared pegs and Pyramid strings.
April 15th, 2024
April 11th, 2024
One at a time.
April 7th, 2024
This one with Schaller tuners.
March 28th, 2024
A lot of mandolins look the same on the outside. It’s what’s on the inside that counts.
March 26th, 2024
Bracing a top and starting a new neck. The old-fashioned way. Working by hand creates intimacy, with each facet of each project. What is a piece of art, where even one stroke is made without awareness?
March 22nd, 2024
Hmmm. Now what to do with this..
March 12th, 2024
The big job is creating them — these flutes will be fine-tuned next.
March 1st, 2024
The all-new Grand Concert Jazz 10-string!
February 25th, 2024
Coming soon!
February 23rd, 2024
Preparations for two new Roman mandolins.
February 6th, 2024
Excellent work, Joshua! Thanks as always for sending in the music, my friends. This beautiful piece was recorded on Josh’s 2018 GCJazz Mandolin.
February 2nd, 2024
January 19th, 2024
Hi, my name is Brian and I build mandolins.
Roman Mandolin
Vinaccia
My goal has always been to understand…
Baroque Mandolino
...the functioning of an instrument down to its very core…
German Mandolin
Opel
…so that I could build any style without second thought…
Lyon and Healy Mandolin
Breton Mandolin
…that it sing with grace, ease, and power.
Grand Concert
Grand Concert Jazz
Custom & To Order