Category Archives: Mandolin

One of the fretboards gets solid silver plate inlaid as faux frets. Once the rest of the frets are installed and the binding is in place, it will be scooped.

Instead of simply posting after the fretboards are bound and complete. I thought I would let you in on some of the in-between details you might not have known about. Here I have dyed a couple of the fretboards. What? … Continue reading →

I got a chance to shape the fretboards. This is not as easy as you might think. There is a lot of end grain to deal with. None are identical in grain nor shape… just one factor that makes each … Continue reading →

Wow… bindings for the fretboards and bodies have arrived. The celluloid nitrate bindings require hazmat fees just to ship them. These bindings are the same style used on Bill Monroe’s mandolin and the others signed by Lloyd Loar back in … Continue reading →