All prices in Australian dollars and include hard case.

Please contact me for more information about any of these instruments. Please note that I am always building more instruments so this page is updated regularly.

King William pine—maple mandolin

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Sound files

Walt's waltz listen
Planxty Irwin listen

Specs

Hand carved one piece King William pine top
Hand carved birds-eye maple back
Figured maple sides and neck
French polished
Ebony fretboard, ebony bridge, ebony head plate
Grover tuners
K&K twin internal pickup
SN: 036
Price: $3650

Cedar—tiger myrtle mandola

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Sound files

Walt's watlz Listen
As the sun was setting Listen

Specs

Hand carved western red cedar top
Hand carved tiger myrtle back
Tiger myrtle sides and neck
French polished
Ebony fretboard, ebony bridge, ebony head plate
45cm (17.6 inch) scale length
Tuned to CGDA (or similar)
K&K twin internal pickup
SN: 032
Price: $3450

King William pine—tiger myrtle mandola

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Sound files

Si Bheag Si Mhor Listen
As the sun was setting Listen

Specs

Hand carved King William (one piece) pine top with birdseye figure
Hand carved tiger myrtle back
Tiger myrtle sides and neck (very highly figured)
Figured gidgee fretboard, ebony bridge
French polished
45cm (17.6 inch) scale length
Tuned to CGDA (or similar)
K&K twin internal pickup
SN: 031
Price: $3650

Sitka spruce—huon pine octave mandolin SOLD

bouzoukibouzouki backbouzouki side

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Sound files

Random notes listen
Give me your hand listen

Specs

Hand carved sitka spruce top
Huon pine back
Huon pine sides and neck with purple heart finish to back of head
Gidgee fretboard and bridge, gold Grover tuners
French polished
54 cm (21.25 inches) scale length
K&K twin internal pickup installed
Tuned GDAE (octave lower than mandolin) or GDAD
SN: 026
Price: SOLD

King William pine—huon pine Celtic bouzouki SOLD

bouzoukibouzouki backbouzouki side

Sound files

As the sun was setting Listen
South wind Listen
Strayaway child (I have just started learning this great tune!) Listen
D chord Listen
Random chords Listen
Sustain on open strum Listen (the sound goes for more than 30 seconds)

Specs

Hand carved King William pine top
Highly figured/birdseye huon pine back
Huon pine sides and neck
Ebony and birdseye huon pine head plates
Ebony fretboard
French polished
62.5cm (24.5inch) scale length
Tuned GDAE (octave lower than mandolin) or GDAD
K&K internal pickup installed
SN: 92020
Price: $SOLD

I always have two more instruments on the way. Please contact me for more information.
For previously sold instruments, please see Archive page