A Luthier's Blog
A professional luthier making mandolins and guitars by hand, to the highest standards, in my analogue workshop.
- By Gary Nava
- Based in United Kingdom
- Roughly three posts per month
- First post on
Posts per month
| Month starting | Posts |
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| Jul 2022 | 2 |
| Aug 2022 | 3 |
| Sep 2022 | 2 |
| Oct 2022 | 2 |
| Nov 2022 | 1 |
| Dec 2022 | 1 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 |
| Feb 2023 | 1 |
| Mar 2023 | 4 |
| Apr 2023 | 1 |
| May 2023 | 2 |
| Jun 2023 | 4 |
| Jul 2023 | 6 |
| Aug 2023 | 3 |
| Sep 2023 | 3 |
| Oct 2023 | 3 |
| Nov 2023 | 1 |
| Dec 2023 | 3 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 |
| Feb 2024 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 4 |
| Apr 2024 | 4 |
Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.
Most recent posts
Work is now underway on my next chambered body e-mando. Below you can see the all work that goes into its core which, once the instrument is complete will never ever be seen! I always …
The restoration is now complete and in this video, I give you a demo of what this vintage bass sounds like. The bass is played with the tone knob set at its two extremes and …
Here’s the latest Standard mandolin, complete and now safely with its new owner and also with its sibling (a Nava e-mando). I always love the elegant simplicity of my Standard’s design.