Five Commissioned Mandolins

**sunburst** · Jun-09-2012, 11:10pm

Originally Posted by Jim Garber

I can't even remember what the JML project was...

Took me a while, but I remembered, and I even found the old threads(!).
JML is J. Mark Lane, and his ideas are outlined in these old threads:
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...Five-Mandolins
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...s-Group-Effort

**Eric Hanson** · Jun-09-2012, 11:35pm

I too have liked all of the Taggarts I have seen.
I would also be interested in seeing more work from the shops of the following:
The lady Luthier out west who's name I can't remember. (She used to post on here very often)
Harlan
Will Kimble
Red Diamond

**mrmando** · Jun-10-2012, 12:09am

You're probably thinking of Gail Hester.

I doubt you can get Gail to build an F5 for $5K any longer. The people on her list are paying more than that.

**pickngrin** · Jun-10-2012, 1:49am

Andrew Mowry (matching F5 and K4 mandocello)
Dan Voight
Outlier
Campanella Strings

Alright, so only 1 makes it in under the $5K limit, and I double one up. But it's only pretend money, right?

**trevor** · Jun-10-2012, 3:38am

I guess I'm in the position of having made that dream come true. Having gone through many and at one time having around 20 at home my personal instruments now are Old Wave (melon, and 2 octaves) Brentrup (Eclipse V8) and Mowry (A5 custom). As to adding two more I will have a think about that.

**Jim Garber** · Jun-10-2012, 10:17am

Originally Posted by sunburst

Took me a while, but I remembered, and I even found the old threads(!).
JML is J. Mark Lane, and his ideas are outlined in these old threads:
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...Five-Mandolins
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...s-Group-Effort

Hah! JML is long gone from the mandolin scene -- I actually met him and spent a nice few hours hanging. I think he concentrated on keyboards. Thanks, John for refreshing my memory.

**pjlama** · Jun-10-2012, 10:20am

Yes, yes I have but that won't stop me. I'm rounding the horn as they say and gonna do it all over again.

**pjlama** · Jun-10-2012, 10:46am

Originally Posted by Jim Garber

Hah! JML is long gone from the mandolin scene -- I actually met him and spent a nice few hours hanging. I think he concentrated on keyboards. Thanks, John for refreshing my memory.

I'm sure his financial advisor is thrilled he left the mandolin world, it's an expensive place to be. Funny that JML should come up, I was going back to some of the old threads and he was so active. I miss guys like him, Mr. Peck, Shayne, Hans, etc...

**swampy** · Jun-10-2012, 10:50am

Hamlett
Campanella

**Jeff Oxley** · Jun-10-2012, 11:28am

Originally Posted by man doh

I second the Stiver remark. I camped next to a Stiver at grey fox with an ambitious owner. I fell asleep to the stiver and woke to the stiver. Nice feeling.

And I'll go ahead and 3rd that (the Stiver rumination, that is--#1!). To round out, in no particular order:
2. Hamlett
3. Gilchrist
4. Monteleone
5. and that new guy on the block...whatsitcalled...Gibson????