Dustin & I had the pleasure of a lengthy visit with Don MacRostie at the Red Diamond Mandolin corporate headquarters last week.
I was incredibly impressed with Don as a person- an all around A+ fun fellow who was very generous with his time. His is current mandolin builds are as good as anything I've played anywhere; not only does he make a fantastic instrument, he's able to explain in detail the whole process and reasons why. It is always a pleasure to be able to visit another great builder and nerd out about it in ways and with a vocabulary that only 40 years of building can understand. I definitely took away a whole bunch of great ideas and methods to consider with my own work.
Anybody looking for a fine traditional F5 should give a Red Diamond serious consideration!
j.
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