Bryce mandolins number 0048 my first custom instrument !
So I finally got down to see David Houchens at Bryce Instruments and put the deposit down on #0048 f-style mandolin. David is the mandolin luthier at Stelling Banjo Works and let me tell you he makes some fine mandolins. I have a friend who owns one of David's early builds and it surpasses mandolins twice it's price. After I played it for awhile I had to own one. I am sooooo happy that not only am I getting a custom-made, professional-grade instrument made to my specs but the builder only lives 20 minutes away and happens to be (IMO) one of the finest builders in the country. Stelling doesn't hire just anybody to run their mandolin division and it shows in everything David builds. Glad to be supporting local lutherie .
He is also re-fretting my Eastman 615 with EVO Gold banjo-wire which I can't wait to hear on my ole' trusty.
Btw, David is also one of the nicest people you'll ever meet.
"All music is folk music, i ain't never heard no horse sing a song"- Louie Armstrong
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