I built 2 F5s and a custom 3 point

[Jacob Hagerty]

Hello Cafe. My name is Jacob Hagerty and I have been addicted to building mandolins for 4 years now, although its still a hobby. I have completed 6 mandolins so far and #7 is under way. I started with an IV F5 kit (lacquer), then did a StewMac Kit F5 (lacquer), and # 3,4,5,6 (varnish) were from scratch. Im also proud to say #4(torch and wire) and #6(blonde 3 point) now live in Wichita, KS. More pictures are available on Facebook, Hagerty Mandolins. I just want to give a shout out to the cafe and all the folks out there who have been extremely encouraging along the way. The information and community available here is priceless. Thank you Scott!

A ShoutOut to these folks too for all their help and continued encouragement.
Jim Hilburn
Hogo
Sunburst
Bill Bussman
Tom ellis
Pava
brad vanlonen (turkey creek)
Giacomel (for letting me use his headstock design)
and so so so many more!

[John Soper]

They look great - dig the two point and the Torch & Wire. Keep building!

[MikeZito]

I am an absolute sucker for 3-points . . . thanks for sharing!

[Denny Gies]

Wow. They're beautiful.....how do they sound?

[Ken]

Very nice! Excellent work on the the scrolls. It is addictive isn't it?

[putnamm]

Those look great, Jacob! Thanks for sharing. I finished one F5 so far, and I'm starting on 2, 3 and 4 now. You give me hope that a little ol' hobbyist can actually be successful at this!

[Jacob Hagerty]

Sound files will be put onto Facebook, I think they sound great.

Wow. They're beautiful.....how do they sound?

[Skip Kelley]

Nice work, Jacob! They look awesome!

[Don Grieser]

I got to play the one Jacob had with him last weekend along with his #2. They sound really great--lots of punch and power along with a good thunk of the wood in the tone too. Very nice build quality and detail work too. Fun picking on them! Better put Jacob on your luthier watch list.

[soliver]

Beautiful! I hope to join that club soon,... major shop renovations are currently underway to help that cause.

[oldwave maker]

Fine woods, strong sound, nice workmanship! So glad you were intelligent enough to follow Tom's advice, not mine! no word yet on the mike summit......

[amowry]

Good work. Nice 'bursts!

[Br1ck]

I’m on number two, but in no hurry. I’d encourage anyone interested in attempting a build to give it a try. You can buy roughed out parts, a kit or build from scratch. I’m no wiz at woodworking, but built an instrument that while aesthetically challenged, is really quite a good sounding mandolin. So if you have time but not 5k, give it a go.

[mandowilli]

I 've been lucky enough to have played them all and these are top notch mandolins made by a really great human being!

The three point was particularly seductive.