Rhododendron

Spanish Cedar. Curly Maple. White Oak. Purple Heart. Walnut. Ebony. Rhododendron Burl. Steel. Deer Antler.

For Sale.  Please email me for specifics.

Burl-back Mandola 

"The Goose"

Eastern Red Cedar. White Oak, Deer Antler. Poplar Burl. Walnut. Brass. 

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The idea for this mandola came out of the idea of perfection. This goal for humanity has largely involved creating instruments that are incredibly finely tuned and seismically tested so as to exactly mirror the frequencies of the notes. In my mind, however, this is merely an imitation of perfection. In my life I have only seen perfection in the natural world... those places where nature's purity shows through. Burl's have long symbolized this to me. They seem to be the tree's growth energy oozing out of their wounds. Years and years of pure life force flowing out in solid form. My hope is that when played this Mandola can channel the life energy this tree expelled into the music it plays.

Beetle-backed Mandolin

Pear. Broadleaf Maple. Eastern Red Cedar. Deer Anler