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$2299 w/case The new master model KM-1500 from Kentucky uses the finest, most highly figured Michigan Maple combined with the whitest, most fine-grained Adirondack Spruce. These solid woods are meticulously hand carved and graduated — just as were the fabled originals of the early ’20s — to achieve the finest tone quality and volume possible [...]

How could you improve on the already beautiful Collings MTO, well add a gloss top of course! The beautiful sunburst and wood sets on this mandolin really provide a visual impact to go along with the impeccable craftsmanship and wonderful sound on this mandolin!! The MTO model features a carved & graduated Engelmann spruce top, [...]

Serial Number Varies as new. Pricing $1150 CND with case. Neck Curly maple neck with bound ebony fingerboard, mother of pearl dot markers. Frets Narrow frets, 23 in total. Body F-style body, spruce top with curly maple back and sides. Finish Classic amber shaded gloss finish, also available in vintage sunburst. Hardware/electronics Schettler Reso-Coil pickup, [...]

Serial Number 5111510 Pricing $2100 CND with case. Neck Rounded V profile, curly maple neck with Loar-type flat unbound ebony fingerboard and Gibson script logo. Dot markers on fingerboard edge. 13 29/32″ scale length and 1 11/16″ nut width. Frets 20 vintage narrow frets. Body Spruce top with tone bar bracing, and figured maple back [...]

Serial Number Varies as new. Pricing $1195 CDN with case Neck Maple neck with unbound ebony board, dot markers. Frets 20 small frets. Body Flame maple back and sides, unbound spruce tops. O style bodies with either F or Oval holes. Finish Clear, thin lacquer finishes. Hardware/electronics Black tailpiece, ebony bridge. Chrome strip gears with [...]

Here is the first Gibson mandolin we have received since the flood in Nashville and this beautiful Fern sounds fantastic!! Below is Dave Wren’s original review on the Gibson F-5L Fern. A virtuoso classical mandolinist and acoustical engineer, Lloyd Loar joined Gibson in 1919, a year after Orville’s death. Loar’s refinements of Orville’s original carving [...]

Serial Number 5378 Pricing $2599 CDN with case Neck Maple neck with bound ebony board. Rosewood tag support and head backplate, ebony head frontplate. Block pearl inlays. Frets 22 small frets. Body Carved spruce top with unbound F-holes and carved curly maple back, curly maple sides. Finish Gloss natural finish. Hardware/electronics Gold plated tuners, ebony [...]

The “Blacktop” finish has a rich history in the mandolin world, dating back to the very early 1900′s. Bill Collings occasionally builds one of his popular MTO model mandolins with upgraded gloss black top finish and adds grained ivoroid top binding to perfectly frame this beautiful mandolin! The MTO model features a carved & graduated [...]

Serial Number 16966 Pricing $2079 CDN Neck Flame maple neck with bound ebony fingerboard. Truss rod. Frets Small frets, 20 in total. Body Walnut back and sides, curly maple top. Finish Sunburst lacquer on maple top and neck, natural on walnut back and sides. Hardware/electronics National hotplate pickup with controls. Custom tailpiece and cover in [...]

  “Building instruments combines a lot of my interests: design, engineering, fabrication, and last but not least, playing and listening to music.” As is the case with so many luthiers, Joseph Yanuziello found an outlet for his widely varied skills in the fabrication of musical instruments. His eye for clean lines, pleasing colour combinations as [...]

What a great idea! Take all of the great concepts from the early carved top A-style mandolins and then give them a modern spin … full 13 7/8″ scale length with a suspended fingerboard extension, radiused fingerboard and the Brekke bridge!   The sound definitely has the best of a vintage A … that warmth [...]

Sound To Earth is built on the reputations and experience of their accomplished luthiers and acoustic design engineer. These individuals are experienced in their specialties, coming from diverse backgrounds with expertise in a wide range of skills. Their luthiers have chosen to build instruments because they love the artistic and aesthetic expression provided in luthiery. [...]

After his long tenure with Gibson as their head mandolin luthier, Bruce Weber went on to found the Sound to Earth company. This small shop hand crafts premium mandolins under the Weber Mandolin banner in beautiful Montana and has become one of the most successful American mandolin shop in the world! Today I’m featuring the [...]

Today we are featuring the two point Bighorn Mandolin from Weber. Right away this piece caught my eye with its highly flamed maple sides, back and neck which are augmented by the translucent walnut finish. The great vintage vibe of the Bighorn is just the start. Some of the high quality features include: hand graduated [...]

  Setting a whole new standard for quality and value, Saga’s new line of Professional-grade mandolins from Trinity College represent their highest quality, and best valued instruments specifically designed to meet the needs of professionals. Perfectly suited for all styles of music, the TM-625 Octave mandolin’s roots originate in the great tradition of Celtic or [...]