Roger siminoff mandolins

[kudzugypsy]

just curious, why dont we ever see any mandolins by roger siminoff? i know he was the editor of the old pickin' mag and then frets, and also the author of constructing a bg mandolin, and a wealth of knowledge on the loar era gibsons, but i have never seen any of his mandolins. are they out there?
looks like with his vast knowledge he would be able to make some really good instruments.

[cutbait2]

email him and let us know what he says, address available on his website

[Strado Len]

I believe that Mr. Siminoff manufactures mandolin parts, but not complete instruments

[dasspunk]

Roger has been sticking with building parts and kits instead of complete instruments. The only two Siminoff mandolins I've seen/played are Roger's... He still has the Mandos he made when writing his books. Very nice too...

Perhaps a lesser known fact about Roger, is that he's one hell of a banjo player. He just sent me some pictures of a gig we played a while back...

[jasona]

Hey dasspunk--that your Laura?

[dasspunk]

Jasona,

Yup, that's my Laura...