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Seize the day! Carpe diem. It’s almost Christmas and I have this beauty available. It’s a 2022 Arum, Brazilian and Italian Spruce. It’s in excellent condition, and has a fresh setup. It’s a joy to play, and that Brazilian is so chocolatey! Top shelf appointments all around and a custom Calton flight case made of prized Smurf pelt. PM me for details.
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Here is the Octave mandolin, the hulking brother of the Commando I posted yesterday. Same woods- BRW and Hollow Tree Sitka. This is still “ in the white”, meaning it hasn’t been lacquered yet. But the sound is really gratifying to me- deep, clear, lots of sustain and surprisingly loud. Now I’ll disassemble it and apply 12 coats of nitrocellulose lacquer. That will increase its top end harmonic content, and of course make it very shiny.
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This is a Commando. A Comma series mandolin. This is made with perfect chocolate Brazil rosewood, and a slice of gorgeous Hollow Tree Sitka. It’s only my second Comnando, and the first with a floating bridge and tailpiece. I’ll do a demo shortly. In the last picture, you can see it hanging with its brother, a Comma octave mandolin still in the white. This has been a fun but very brain-intensive few months.
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Brazilian Rosewood and German Spruce are the main ingredients for this epic 2021 Wilborn Nautilus. What Ben does with offset soundholes is remarkable—expansive, powerful bass, yet the EQ across the entire register feels perfectly balanced. Each note has a wide dynamic range, from feathery chord blends to plosive, punchy melodic lines.
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Braz and Italian spruce very snazzy Arum for sale. Message me for details.
(It is Italian spruce, not Swiss as I accidentally said)
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Inlaying the mother of pearl gewgah on the headstock of this Commando mandolin. Sharp tools help a lot, and so does going slowly.
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From a luthier's standpoint, what is better than hearing a great player bring out the full potential of an instrument you have made? Here is my friend Diogo Novaes playing his composition To Have You In My Care And Behold You In My Wake (don't worry, the song is shorter...) on his European maple and Adirondack Arum. Check out his YouTube channel for more of his beautiful work. www.youtube.com/@diogoandguitar
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Jeff’s Nautilus. Here is my superlative- ridden demo. I love this guitar.
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Frog and Toad will be performing this song, April Storm, and many others from our new CD "Still" in New Braunfels, TX at the BIG VI: Bowersox International Guitarapolooza Sept. 12th - 14th 2025. So excited to do so, and a big shoutout to Michael Eardley at Tanglewood Studios for his fine work on both this video, and our CD!
www.frogandtoadmusic.com
www.wilbornguitars.com
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I’m making a Commando here. ( Comma series mando… hence Commando.) The eye glasses are for size reference. This is fun. BRW and Sitka spruce.
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Jeff’s Nautilus. BRW, Swiss Bearclaw and a couple coats of epoxy pore filler. Now to set the neck.
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Some backyard photos of the Palo Escrito Nautilus I’ll be exhibiting at the ultimate Bowersox International Guitarapalooza in New Braunfels TX September 12-14.
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For the (tragically) last occurrence of B.I.G. In Texas next month, I will be offering this Carpathian and Palo Escrito Nautilus.
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This is an Arum that I built specifically for the sixth and final Bowersox International Guitarapolooza (let’s just say BIG) in New Braunfels, Texas this September 12-14. This is mastergrade Adirondack on top of a very special set of cocobolo rosewood. It has bells, it has whistles- my favorite of which is probably the emerald green purfling. This in one of two guitars I will be presenting for sale at the show. And when it’s all over, I will go home and cry because BIG has been my favorite show, and I will miss it sorely.
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A Nautilus in Honduras mahogany and redwood, with ebony binding and dark blue purfling. Heading off to Dolphin Music in Japan. It’s so cool to be getting some traction in the Japanese market. A demo is forthcoming-stay tuned.
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