Hooper Guitars and Mandolins

**dunc3862** · Dec-06-2015, 9:37pm

Just wanted to post up the pics of a new Mandolin my friend and talented builder Ken Hooper just finished. Just beautiful...

**billhay4** · Dec-07-2015, 11:45am

Let's hear it!
Bill

**Skip Kelley** · Dec-10-2015, 6:44am

Ken, does some nice work!!!

**Bill Snyder** · Dec-10-2015, 8:24am

Hooper is not a name I have seen much, if at all, on the Mandolin Cafe. If that mandolin looks as good in person as it does in those photos it is a beautiful instrument. It would appear that the gentleman has some skills.

**Richard J** · Dec-10-2015, 9:29am

very nice, love that it doesn't have that "long" extended fretboard.

**bkhooper** · Dec-10-2015, 1:22pm

Thanks for the compliments. I love building mandolins but Im primarily a guitar builder so I dont have time to build many. I always tell folks that I like to build a mandolin once in awhile in order to make me appreciate building guitars...

**dunc3862** · Dec-12-2015, 9:49pm

Ken most certainly has some serious skills! I was fortunate to see this mandolin a couple of times during the build process. I've got a couple of his guitars and on the list for a third. Not sure how many mandolins he has out yet.