Arches mandolins

[banjomanwv]

Has anyone out there tried to contact these guys as of late, Ive been emailing and calling fo a few weeks now and nothing, I even messaged Chris here on the forum, are they out of business?

[Nick Gellie]

Chris duffering from back problems. He has a degenerative back issue. He is holding it at bay. I am pretty sure he will get back to you when his health improves.

[Br1ck]

Communication at one man shops suffer when the one man isn't healthy.

Sorry to hear of anyone going through this.

[banjomanwv]

Yes very sorry to hear that, ill hold off on any kits until I can get one of his

[Br1ck]

worth the wait

[banjomanwv]

Ive heard it is

[Scott L]

It's been more than six months now, but I sent e-mails through his website on two different occasions expressing interest in ordering one of his oval hole mandolins. I never received any response.

[pops1]

It's been more than six months now, but I sent e-mails through his website on two different occasions expressing interest in ordering one of his oval hole mandolins. I never received any response.

He might not be getting them, I have had an email address lost to me and lost all my contacts. If he is ill he may not change the website. Is there a phone contact, you may try that.

[Nick Gellie]

It's been more than six months now, but I sent e-mails through his website on two different occasions expressing interest in ordering one of his oval hole mandolins. I never received any response.

I deal with Chris a lot. In the last couple of months he has been much slower getting back to me. I find if I get sick I don't tend to respond to emails. He has gone through a lot of family issues in the last few years. He is a great guy to deal with. We need to be patient. I will see if I can find out how he is doing at the moment.

[banjomanwv]

Ive called, left messages, emailed and messaged him on here. I see where he was here visiting just a few days ago on the mando café but I know how ill health can affect you and some people do things different than others. I guess ill order from Stew mac when they get more in stock and go from there......ashame because im ready to buy

[hank]

I’d hold for Chris to help you when he can. Stew Mac is great too but Chris is another world if your not in a hurry. I don’t know what’s going amuck at this point in time but I was hoping he was catching up since he had an A model kit ready in stock just recently. I love the work he’s done for me(it get’s no better)and hope I can get more of his wood art parts again. I pray all is well for him and his clan prosperity.

[Br1ck]

Even under the best of circumstances, you'd have a two month wait. But the product is first class in every way. I just bent the binding for my scroll on the top side. Looks just like a first effort would. I'm just embracing the process and living with the result. The cosmetics are going to be funky.

[Chris Baird]

Hi All, Sorry for being unresponsive. I have a health condition that required that I take a full-time job (non-mandolin related) in order to get health insurance. Not my ideal scenario, but, none-the-less, what I have to do.

I've been working as I can to finish off the remainder of my orders, however, it is not likely I will be taking any more kit orders. I have plans to get back into mandolin building when I can, but I plan to build completed instruments as opposed to kits. I think my days of spending 8 hours/day running a milling machine are over.

Best Regards, Chris Baird

[fscotte]

Hate to be off topic, but Medishare is a pretty good health insurance program. Nobody gets a free ride which cuts down on costs.

[JEStanek]

Hope you recover soon, Chris, and can return to what you love the most.

Jamie

[Br1ck]

I have been working a bit every day to finish my F 5 kit. Ran into a mental block regarding the binding, but decided to do the best I can and live with the outcome. It's far from perfect but it will be OK. Sorry that others won't get the chance, but that's life. A kit is a good way to get one's feet wet. Hope you can keep your health issues under control. Good luck to you.

[banjomanwv]

I hate to hear that....get better and take care of yourself