I was on the waiting list for an Austin Clark Octave, but when I got the call from Austin, I realized that my newly arthritic wrist would could not handle the larger neck. So I asked him to build me a mandola. I took delivery last month and have had a chance to get a good feel for it. First of all, the tone is superb. Absolutely none of the "tubby-ness" one gets from many mandolas. Crisp and lovely all the way from the low A and up to into the high third and forth positions. Intonation is perfect. And, of course, workmanship is exceptional.
So if you are considering a new mandola, you can do a lot worse than one from Austin Clark
Bookmarks