new tenor build

[gortnamona]

local luthier and fellow Antrim man Alan Mayers, has send me a snap of the Tenor he's making for me, starting to take shape, can't wait. cherry back and sides, spruce top, floating bridge and banjo tuners. 21 " scale

[Jayyj]

Looking good - keep us posted!

[Francis J]

Alan makes beautiful instruments, here's his website. The best of luck to you gortnamona!

[GKWilson]

'G'. That cherry is going to be sweet. Can't wait to see it. Keep us posted.
Gary

[gortnamona]

thanks everyone, will keep yous posted.

Francis your right mate ,i had a go at one of his mandolins in the workshop and am fighting the temptation of ordering a matching cherry and spruce one, could well be a losing battle . all the best
Lawrence.

[gortnamona]

nearly there

[gortnamona]

big thanks to Alan, i collected my small tenor today ,hope you's don't mind all the photo's but i'm absolutely delighted with it.

[billhay4]

Nice looking instrument. I'd like to hear it.
Bill

[Rodney Riley]

B U Tfull...... Like billhay4 said, love to hear it.

[icuker]

What an elegant design. That bridge and tail piece have a great look to them all by themselves. I am with those wanting to hear it.

[John Kelly]

An absolute cracker! Love those tuners and the tailpiece - is it a custom-made one?

[gortnamona]

thanks for the comments, i'm well pleased with it. yes John, local builder Alan Mayers made it for me, i'm very impressed with his work, so much so that after a very educational morning looking and tapping woods, i've ordered a flat top mandolin, lutz top, walnut back and sides, should be interesting. will get a wee recording done of the tenor as soon as my fingers recover from yesterdays introduction, those single strings are hard on the auld fingers !

[wistah]

That's gorgeous!

[Marty Jacobson]

Brilliant in its simplicity. Congratulations!

[Colin Lindsay]

Anyone know if this guy is still in business? No replies to my queries about an instrument I ordered back in 2012….

[Colin Lindsay]

Re the above - I have been informed Alan Mayers has gone out of business. Now I’ll have to chase my deposit….