Is anyone out there making a good sounding five string acoustic mandolin?
Is anyone out there making a good sounding five string acoustic mandolin?
"Mongo only pawn in game of life." --- Mongo
Is Paul Lestock (Arrow Mandolins) still building the G5? Just from pictures, it looks like his craftsmanship is exquisite. I see he's on Facebook.
Skip Kelley F5-BRW Adi/Brazilian rosewood with Virzi
Paul Lestock is still building....G5 and Jazzbo style mandolins. 4, 5, and 8 string configurations....
Jim
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19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Paul Lestock makes fine instruments. I love my Clark JM5 from Clark Mandolins. He started listing these in his upgraded website:
Clark JM5
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That is a beauty, Ted!
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
The Lestock and the Clark are both gorgeous. Guess I'm gonna have to start saving up.
"Mongo only pawn in game of life." --- Mongo
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