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Sorry, folks, here's a pic of the peghead, bookmatched ziricote, inlay by Paul Bordeaux.

Detail, top plate and face.

Back plate

Bigleaf maple, Engelmann top plate, ziricote bindings and appointments, orange/rust purfling lines.

What can you say about Wayne? Great guy, terrific mandolinist, respected by all the greats in the biz, and now author of a comprehensive instructional book.
Proud to call him my friend.
Buy the...

I just registered, Bruce. Looks like it could be some fun. Thanks for the heads-up.
John

Darby,
Those particular bindings are Ziricote, which bends very nicely, BTW. It really pops when finish is applied. There are also orange and rust purfling lines, both of dyed maple.
John

Seth,
When I bind the scroll on my F's, I run it full-height as it climbs the helix, inside and out. I just have an aversion to the end grain of the plates being exposed if I used a uniform binding...

Kevin,
Wipe your left fingertips on either side of the bridge of your nose.
John

Hi, Dennis,
I'm pleased to say that the blacktop is on it's way to a customer in Virginia as we speak. Thanks for the nice review, by the way. Wish you could have played this one, it incorporated...

Evan,
Int'l Violin sells it by the foot. I have a link to them on my site.
John

Hi, All,
I have taken a keen interest in the mandolin Symposium of late, as it seems like the type of project which will benefit all of us here on some level.
About a year ago, Dennis Benjamin...

Here a good example of where script would be detrimental to the aesthetics of the instrument.
In addition to the bookmatched Ziricote overlay, this mandolin is also receiving a rather ornate pearl...

Martin,
What can I add to the comments?
Clean lines, well-executed, tasty, unpretentious, gutsy, pushing the envelope, classy, slick.
Kudos, man, and keep up the good work!
John

The Scottish.
Back plate.

The Scottish.
European Maple and Spruce.
Cocobolo bindings.
For Sale.

Just finished, heading to NYC

Magnus,
Aaaaaaaaaand...........?

Eugene,
When that "one day" comes, I would highly recommend that you talk with Paul. He can design a scene from scratch, or you can provide him with a line drawing of your own. Either way, he is a...

And one more from Paul...

Here are a couple of pegheads that I recently got back from my inlay guy, Paul Bordeaux. I'll let his work do all of the talking.