Build No. 20- June 2021 $3500
 Body: F5 
 Top: Red Spruce
 Back: Red Maple one piece flat-sawn

Binding:   Ivoroid/Blk/Ivoroid

Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer​​ 

Finger rest: Ebony, abbreviated/floating.  Plus $75

Neck  
 Wood:   Red Maple
 Joint: Dovetail   
 Truss Rod:  One-way adjustable, stainless st.
 Profile:   Soft C

 Peg Head  
 Inlay: Ring/Vine paua abalone 
Binding: Ivoroid/blk/Ivoroid

Nut: Bone, 1 1/8”
 Overlay:  Ebony front, rear

 Fingerboard  
 Wood:  Ebony, 12 in. radius
 Frets:  Medium  EVO Gold 
 Scale Length:  13 7/8"
 Binding: Side bound Ivoroid/blk/Ivoroid
 Inlays:  White MOP dots, Blk MOP side dots
 

Hardware  
 Tuners: Schaller Grand Tune Satin Gold
 Bridge: Bill James ebony
 Tailpiece: Bill James, Gold
  Case: Durafoam

On The Work Bench

Crooks Mandolins

Hand Crafted Mandolins

Build No. 21- 2021 SOLD
 Body: F5 Two Point
 Top: Red Spruce
 Back: Maple

Binding:   Ivoroid/Blk/Ivoroid

Finish: Nitrocellulose Satin Lacquer​

 Neck  
 Wood:   TBD
 Joint: Dovetail   
 Truss Rod:  One-way adjustable, stainless st.
 Profile:   Rounded V

 Peg Head  
 Inlay: TBD
Binding: Ivoroid/blk/Ivoroid

Nut: Width 1 /8 in. Bone
 Overlay:  Ebony front, rear

 Fingerboard  
 Wood:  Ebony, 12 in. radius
 Frets:  TBD
 Scale Length:  13 7/8"
 Binding: Side bound Ivoroid/blk/Ivoroid
 Inlays:  White MOP dots, Blk MOP side dots

 Hardware  
 Tuners:  TBD
 Bridge: Bill James ebony
 Tailpiece: Bill James
  Case: TBD