Latest Standard Mandolin Completed
The latest Standard mandolin has been completed and now living with its new owner.
Below are some photos of the finished instrument for you.
Labels: Nava Standard Mandolin
I’M GARY NAVA, A PROFESSIONAL LUTHIER MAKING MANDOLINS AND GUITARS BY HAND, TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS, IN MY ANALOGUE WORKSHOP. HERE ARE VARIOUS TALES FROM MY WORK BENCH.
The latest Standard mandolin has been completed and now living with its new owner.
Below are some photos of the finished instrument for you.
Labels: Nava Standard Mandolin
posted by Gary Nava, Luthier at 3:50 pm 1 comments
There’s been good progress made with the restoration of the Guyatone. Both the neck and fretboard have been reunited with the body and it’s beginning to look like a guitar again. One thing that struck me about doing this kind of work is, that the more time and care you put in to a restoration the less it looks like you’ve done any work!
Labels: Gary Nava luthier, Guyatone, Guyatone LG50, vintage Japanese guitar
posted by Gary Nava, Luthier at 4:57 pm 0 comments
Hi, I make mostly mandolins and guitars, entirely by myself and by hand. Although I’m based in the Norfolk Fens, my instruments can be found all over the world. I made my first guitar when I was 14 and during the 1970s studied luthiery at the prestigious London College of Furniture. I’ve been making them ever since!
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