Who else builds besides rono & Schwab

[wmr]

Any other recommendations for 5 string electric builders besides Rono and Schwab?

[Lee]

Roger Bacorn, Jonathan Mann, Steve Ryder, Bruce Herron, Fender Custom Shop (dig deep), Ernest,

[Jim M.]

Check out www.emando.com , which is run by Cafe member mrmando

[mikeomando]

I own a bunch of 5 strings. My favorite is the very expensive Michael Stevens. He's in Texas, and has started building again. The Earnest is also a good one. Mine has a Novax fretboard. The Blue Star mandocaster made by Bruce Herron and sold by Elderly Instruments probably gives the best bang for the buck. YMMV.

[wmr]

Thanks folks. I have a Jonathan Mann. I love it and its great playing instrument. I am going to have him make me another in nov or dec. Thinking about getting a Schwab as well. I have been all through emando.com. I was just hoping you folks would come up with builders not on emando already. Thanks again.

[mikeomando]

Good luck tying to find an emando builder not on emando.com. Really.

[mrmando]

Yeah, I'd like to see you try.

[wmr]

No reason to get angry. I love emando.com

Just looking if there was anyone else out there.

[mrmando]

Once again my sense of humor fails to come through...

[mikeomando]

Hey mrmando, I thought the sense of humor came through... As many times as I have seen you alert the cafe about some odd emando within 15 minutes of its posting on ebay, I applaud your combination of obsession/dedication. I think everybody is looking for the holy grail of emandos, but they end up either finding one listed on emando.com, or some one-off that nobody has ever seen before, usually with good reason.

[jmcgann]

a vote for Steve Ryder, great guy who does great work!

[Dave Hicks]

"a vote for Steve Ryder, great guy who does great work!"

Don't know him personally, but I like my Ryder mando a lot.

D.H.

[Christian McKee]

No personal knowledge of the man, but my Ryder is terriffic! I'll recommend his instruments to anyone who can afford them.

Christian