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I recently did a full 'rewire' of my picking hand technique after developing golfer's elbow. I took maybe three months out from playing to really focus on using my wrist correctly (up and down,...

Kia ora,
Thought I'd pop up some pics of the mandolin that just left my wee workshop. Was a commission for a local player's son, who has a thing about otters, so I made a wee copy of his otter...

Here's a video of the instrument in action with a cover of Dougie Maclean's wonderful Ready for the Storm.

https://youtu.be/MxY9tgt7YmM

https://youtu.be/8cfKOeyajxc

Here's the instrument in action in Edinburgh in the hands of Kevin Mcleod. And in NZ in my considerably less skilled hands.


https://youtu.be/pcz8DKThSKk

A couple of videos of the OM being played. All recorded on a phone, so sound quality is what it is.


https://youtu.be/-NEfuUvJvMw

https://youtu.be/NFYRyz8_4Ng

Thanks Rob Roy! I'll try to post a recording soon if I can get one. And yes, the bridge is designed to be shimmable (is that a word?) when required. Puriri is fantastic timber - information about...

'brimming with bohemian artists,cafés, quirky shops and restaurants' is I think marketing speak for overpriced and gentrified ;), but as a relatively recent blow in to the area myself I've got to...

I recently finished up the octave mandolin I've been working on (with huge thanks to the various members of the cafe who helped me work through some questions about top thickness and arch heights)...

Nicely said @sunburst. I watch my 5 year old son struggle with being a perfectionist - something he has definitely inherited from me. I can see it frustrate and limit him as he makes and creates, and...

Posting a few pics of my latest build. Western Red cedar top, flamed Tawhai (New Zealand Red Beech) back, sides and neck, ebony fingerboard and headstock overlay, handmade brass tailpiece and black...

Kia ora all,
Not 100% sure on the etiquette of posting your own instruments, so feel free to point out if I shouldn't, or if I'm in the wrong place. But I've recently finished this a-style and...