my new mandolin greets you ...

[mstavrakakis]

[Jim Garber]

Very nice! Who is the maker? It looks like those violin pegs have internal gears. I like the look of that with the violin scroll.

Interesting... it looks like the maker used a Washburn tailpiece. What kind of strings do you have on it? Also, the rosette looks fantastic. Do you have any closeups of that?

[billhay4]

Beautiful instrument. Who made it? got a sound clip?
Bill

[Texas]

Looks nice, but the craftsmanship is beautiful. Lots of heart and hours in this instrument.

[Chip Booth]

Very nice! Interesting sound hole design, I like how it has layers that recede into the body.

[Steve Sorensen]

Wow! Crazy beautiful.
Steve

[Denny Gies]

Well, well, you are in for some fun. Thanks for the post.

[mstavrakakis]

hello ... your colleagues, the mandolin is my inspiration and construction! Be the first to fabricate and surely I will make but also in the future ... I hope after your kind words! Soon you will hear sound and ... The tailpiece is actually an old Washburn. I placed the clipboard until build his own.

[mandolirius]

Just to be clear....are you saying you built this mandolin?

[Jim Garber]

Mr. Stavrakakis:
Are you the same person mentioned in this posting?

I share your view on Stelios's record. He is a great musician (and also a great luthier), and this record is very good. He was our guest in the Mandopolis Festival 2007, played with a great mandolinist from Creta called Mihalis Stavrakakis.

And here:

On July 7th, Cretan music with Mihalis Stavrakakis, the best mandolin player from Creta. With Stelios Petrakis on lyra and lute, and Pericles Papapetropoulos on bulgari.

[mstavrakakis]

exactly ...!

[Jim Garber]

Is this you, ΜΙΧΑΛΗΣ? This is very exciting. I did not know you built mandolins.

Web site

[mstavrakakis]

yes! I'm the one you mention and remember to bring together the Mandopolis Festival 2007.

[mstavrakakis]

Now I getting warmer for personal use and see the future ...

[Jim Garber]

Mihalis: that is a very beautiful mandolin. It is obvious you have built many others. Thank you for posting photos. We look forward to hearing some recordings or video or your playing it.

[mstavrakakis]

truth telling ... is the first and hope you wont be the last!
Thank you for posting!

[Jim Garber]

That is amazing, Mihalis, for the first mandolin you have built.

[Randi Gormley]

wow. stunning.

[Texas]

I love the video. I look forward to hearing more.

[SHORTY]

The movie was marvelous. I admire the skill you have. A beautiful mandolin.

[Bill Baldridge]

Congrats!

[Charles E.]

Very nice. I like the scroll and the rosette. Looking forward to seeing more from you.

[Wayne Bagley]

Wow!

[Mandoviol]

Wow, that is great! μακαρισμοι soı!

[NAS]

Absolutely fantastic, a truly beautiful mandolin