Here's a good forum post that goes into a little bit about the folks that make The Lafferty. http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...y-a-Lafferty-A Jim Wilson of Red Valley Mandolins. Paul Schneider of Summit Mandolin Co. Audey Ratliff of Ratliff Mandolins. I guess it depends on the model. Lovely instruments.
And Eastman builds the Asian model.