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Here is the third Mandonaught (and thirteenth instrument) that I've built, completely from scratch, from my own design. This is the only one with a cutaway, so yes, I guess that this is a totally unique instrument! The top is Sitka Spruce, back, sides, neck & rosette are walnut. Binding and...

I have a chum who's a tree surgeon. He was a whole tree of wych elm which is ready to saw. I make guitars & mandolins and the like and was wondering....... anyone ever steam bent wych elm? I'll be planing it down to 2mm but what I wanna know, is it worth the bother? ta!!

Hi folks. Here's a pic or two of some musical instruments I made using mainly wood scavenged from the dumpster of the shopfitter who does all the UK starbuck's coffee shops among other things. The backs & sides are walnut, as is the mandolin neck, the guitar neck is Port Orford Cedar...

hi folks, new to this board, but not a stranger to fora in general so I'll try to behave, honest!! Ok, question...... I'm making a doubleneck acoustic guitar for a friend (well, ex friend after this monster!!) and he wants the sitka spruce top darkened down from the anaemic (his word) pale...