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Not "on" the bench. But recently left the bench and headed to Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots in Manchester, VT. Andy built this instrument for the festival's instrument raffle to raise funds for a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oFQKoVrIHc
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Lots of curls on the bench this week.
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Starting a new batch of A5 mandolins.
A quick Tim O' Brien cover by Vermont based trio "Trifolium" (featuring an A-style mandolin that Andy built)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC5PaJLEgoo
A video of an original tune featuring a Muleskinner Instruments guitar bodied octave mandolin, with Muleskinner Instruments luthier Andy Mueller and his bandmates Chloe and Justin.
Filmed and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq8f-mFiH8M
And here is a video demo of the two Guitar Bodied Octaves...up the hill from the shop in a new small cabin being built.
Just finished about a week ago and just went off to their new owners. Friends and bandmates. These are the first two instruments of this design coming out of the Muleskinner Instruments shop, but...
Video and more pro shots to come. Just strung up.
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An update from the Muleskinner Instruments bench...GBOM
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On the Muleskinner bench...a pair of guitar bodied octave mandolins.
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Before and after finishing of a Sycamore back and sides A style mandolin.
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A mandolin being built for Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots festival in Manchester, VT. This will be raffled off along with a Seeders banjo and a Pre-War acoustic guitar. A great festival that...
A pair of Guitar Bodied Octave Mandolin rims (mahoghany and walnut)
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A short break from the mandolins...a dread style axe for friend, multi-instrumentalist and bandmate Brian Carroll.
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A new A-style from the Muleskinner shop. Literally just strung up about 5 minutes before these shots. Sycamore back, neck and sides. Demo coming to Youtube channel soon.
More photos on the...
Was great to have you in the booth. That White F-5 was a beautiful instrument!
Sycamore, yes.
I am happy to offer impressions when it's done. This is the first instrument I've built of American Sycamore.
The latest batch of three being worked on in the Muleskinner Instruments shop. Some classic combinations and some awe-inspiring figuring on that back, neck and sides.
Heading to a festival in...
Another batch of Muleskinner mandolins out in the wild.
Videos and audio clips are coming soon!!!
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Sometimes simple is beautiful. A Muleskinner Mandolin headstock.
Another build out of the Muleskinner Instruments shop. This one for a friend named Justin.
Adirondack Spruce top, European Maple back and sides, Curly Maple bindings
F-holes, a little bit...