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Greetings from the Macica Workshop here in upstate New York!
Just wanted to send out a listing of the some of the upcoming instrument making classes/courses that I will be teaching this...

Thanks for all the encouraging words that you all have shared on this thread. It is great to hear of your appreciation for my work. Great job on the video Justus! That's some good pickin!
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Macica Mandolin-Joe Val Bluegrass Festival 2013

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Well, its that time again for the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival in Framingham, Mass. I remember when I was in my late teens and I would...

Well...here is some pics of the new F5 recently finished and ready for sale. I like taking a little artistic liberty and made this fingerboard shorter. I also like the Allen tailpiece decked out in...

Hello all! Just wanted to post some pics of the new Macica A-style mandolins that will be at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival this week along with a few of my F-styles as well! Hope to see you all at...

Its time to round them up and head them out...we're going to Joe Val Bluegrass Festival in Framingham, Mass. I like to call these mandolins, the three brothers...Adam, Hoss and Little Joe. All...

Hello All! Seeing how we just had a tribute to Bill Monroe at a local cafe (Caffe Lena) here in upstate New York (Saratoga Springs), I thought I'd share with you all here at Mandolin Cafe' the...

I find that the best joints are those which have stood the test of time.That of the masters. Amati Strad ect. We now they used hydeglue for the top and the back joints. A good joint should be made in...

Do you use a kind of hide glue or titebond?

Quick note On the schallers.You can improve on them if you have eny problems with strings going out of tune. There is a plastic and metal spacer underneath the main gear of each tuner. What you can...

There are quite a few variables in the aspect of getting a better sound or lower tone out of a mandy.The pickguard is one of them. To have a large pickguard and to have it close to the f hole is...

Well put Stephen. The weight being the same as the other bridge is important.

Yes Phil.For instance. When Gibson made the H5 mandola they made the f holes considerably smaller than that of the f5.This was done to dampen air content inside thus bring out a deeper sound. (rather...

One way you might deal with this problem is not use stain at all. You can apply the color by putting it in the varnish only. First you may dry brush a clear coat lightly at first,as not to seep into...

I do have one idea. I was looking at Ronnie McCoury's Loar at one point, and he told me that he thinned the lower part of the bridge (the feet) to bring out more tone and volume. It seemed to work...

I agree with Willie's post. Also, if you want to get a lower tone out of your instrument (this is food for discussion I'm sure) you can put a large pickgaurd on which actually covers half of the...