Jeff Cowherd has heard our lefty pleas and he has responded. I'm ready to take orders for LEFTY JBovier "A5" & "F5" models. There's a possibility that I can have the first ones here in a month... I'll know for sure on that ETA soon. Leftys are (of course) a bit more expensive to build, so the "A5-L" (Lefty) retail price will be $949. If possible, can you put out a message to the lefty mando-community that I'll be producing JBovier LEFTY models as special orders. Have interested players contact me directly: jeff@JBovier.net Jeff Cowherd JBovier Custom Shop www.mandolins.ecrater.com Facebook = www.facebook.com/jbovier Official Website = www.JBovier.net Below, Jeff responds to a few questions regarding the price increase for lefty instruments. In real terms, it is amazing to be able to build JBovier "lefty" models and only slightly increase the price for them! Even though "A5"s are symmetrical, making a lefty version still requires re-tooling, reversing the top graduations, reversing the tone bar positions, carving a new fretboard extender for the opposite side of the neck, creating a new fretboard shape, creating new bridge saddles with opposite compensations, shaping the nut in the opposite direction then cutting the slots it in reverse order (nut & saddle), repositioning the direction of the peghead logo, (etc). For "F5"s, all the above is also true. PLUS the unique shapes of an F's top, back, sides, scroll, and headstock must be cut and carved completely opposite the normal processes. Craftspeople (who are highly skilled in creating right handed mandolins) must do every task just the opposite, with the same high quality, and also be able to actually play them left handed for testing. All that, for models that may only occasionally be built, is certainly worth a couple of bucks more... To me, anyway. __________________________________________________ __________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________ FYI... I will officially introduce JBovier "Lefty" mandolin models as being available in 2014, but will accept pre-orders for players who may want to reserve one in that 1st batch (ETA January). JBovier Lefty models will have the same specs as their right handed siblings, and be designated with an "L" after the model. Examples: * "A5-L" (A5) * "F5T-L" (F5-Tradition) * "F5S-L" (F5-Special) (I'm only posting this information here for people that missed the discussion I started yesterday)
