Melvin Tucker, mandolin builder passed away on February 11, 2019

[Hal Jeanes]

Melvin Tucker built wonderful mandolins and was a great friend. Melvin had been ill for the past year and was 72 years of age. RIP Melvin Tucker.

[J.Sloan]

Sorry to hear this. I met Melvin at a South Georgia festival several years ago, before I started building. Played his personal mandolin and acoustic guitar, both we're great instruments. Especially that mandolin! Prayers and thoughts to his family.
Jason

[Skip Kelley]

Sorry to hear this. I never met Melvin but, everyone that did told me what a great guy he was! Prayers for his family.

[jan281969]

Melvin was a great fellow and his instruments we're wonderful,I am sorry to hear this news.God bless the Tucker Family.

[JAK]

Gone but not forgotten....

[barry k]

Melvin and Myself started building mandolins about the same time, around 1993. He had big endorsement success from Wayne Benson, mine was with Don Rigsby of Lonesone River Band fame. We had become fairly good friends through the years and never was a rivalry between us. Melvin had the good fortune of having John Hutto as a mentor and supplier of building information that wasn't much published in the early 90s. Melvin had shared Johns "secrets" and methods with me , with a promise that I keep it between him and me, and I have kept that promise and always will. I appreciated Melvin and John both as friends, John was a neck of a Monroe style player and a great tenor singer. So, RIP Melvin you,were a great guy, friend and keeper of many secrets about mandolin building.....Love ya Becky

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