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After 20 years of swapping around and trying pretty much everything, an endeavor characterized by a complete absence of craving anything like a "holy grail" and instead pure PLAY, I have found my two...

THANK YOU for sharing these, Martin. It is such a gift to be part of a world community of music, and music-makers.

Mark

Hi, Don. Just lovely, as are all of Don P.'s instruments. He manages to do his work with such love and expertise, and it sings through his instruments. Enjoy this one... I'll play my v-style mandola...

"Hey little blackbird, on my wireline..." My word! What a creative and soulful arrangement of that tune. Thank you for working it up, and for sharing.

Mark

This is MARVELOUS, Trey! Always a joy to hear you and Chris making music. Thanks for sharing it with the world, and with us.

Mark

I agree. Robb's work is something, indeed. I have a mango/cedar one of his that is a work of art. 165976

The lines of the button and the scroll more generally just seem to flow and to come...

Hi, fellow Pomeroy owner Furb (and other fans). I just gave grateful home to this one, Don's #239, having been hunting an oval hole for a while. My word! I love everything about it, the violin...

About two years ago in a fit of downsizing I foolishly sold this unique and wonderful Girouard A5, lacquered redwood over spectacular quilted maple:
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These pieces of playable art come and...

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A month or so ago I posted a "Want to Buy: Guitar-bodied Octave Mandolin" ad on the 'Cafe, and I received some very helpful responses. Thanks, everyone.

And the winner (for...

My word, Marty. That's spectacular, even by your standards. Wow.

and although my German is rudimentary at best (a shame, given my Kunkel surname), I managed to glean LOTS of cool stuff from your pages, Norbert. THANKS for the work! My much-cherished Waldzither...

This, from WONDERFULLY helpful newcomer Norbert Feinendegen, following up on the recommendation that it belongs in a separate thread of its own:

For anyone who is interested in Waldzithers of C....

Well, replicable. "Perfect," or an approximation of it, is working with a replicable baseline product to bring out its goodness, based on variance in materials and production and etc. ...

Surely wish I could help with an update, and surely wish that it could be adequate to celebrating Stephen's work and the depth of this art. I thank "whatever gods might be" for...

Foleys...such a classy, traditional, gorgeous build and sound and feel. I miss my old cittern, and remember it having precisely the features you describe. May yours bring many happy hours of play!...

Ah, meant to add... I'm learning Sara Jarosz's version of "Ring Them Bells" on CBOM, and that is inspiration indeed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8avSGnZlnaY

GREAT glimpse of what must have been a wonderful panoramic experience, Bill. Thanks for sharing (and I too am looking forward to Marty's smart and passionate perspectives as well)...
MK

Wonderful and helpful perspectives as always, Roger... thanks for sharing your expertise so generously.

Mark

Gotta love love, and gotta love music, and when they're all mixed together, gotta be grateful. Enjoy that Nyberg!

MK

BEAUTIFUL! Max and Lauri are doing such wonderful work. May this one bring many many hours of happiness and music.

MK

getting there, closer and closer by the day, it seems:
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and a closer view of those lovely Gilbert tuners:
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THANKSGIVING!

Yep. From the "many mandos back" desk, this Single Malt Fylde:
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Nice tone, impeccable playability, and in response to a suitably brisk hornpipe or reel it would exude the most...

You make it sound GREAT, Marty... thanks for sharing.

MK

Sometimes the only thing to say is "wow."
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and of course, "thanks."
MK

Over-the-weekend (rainbow?) pictures from Josh, the koa binding:
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rosewood fingerboard blank:
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and VERY nice tiled rosette of maple, madagascar rosewood, and the top:

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