The Latest
I try to post each few workdays, mandolin-related or who knows what you’ll find.
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November 4th, 2024
A Roman mandola in C, getting very close.
October 16th, 2024
October 6th, 2024
So glad to have this very talented musician among my players. Andrew ordered this Flatback German back in 2022 and he sounds absolutely wonderful on it. Let's throw him some likes and subscribes! Thanks for the video, Andrew!
This new bowl is ready for linings.
October 4th, 2024
Getting there…
September 23rd, 2024
Here, we, go-o-o-oh !
September 18th, 2024
A new one for J. Bartl
September 3rd, 2024
A new video from Julien Martineau.
New photos from other work coming soon, the workbench is quite full at the moment.
August 26th, 2024
You’re really going to like this one — the new CD can be preordered here:
August 25th, 2024
Michèle and her lovely family flew in from Marseilles, France, so that Michèle could pick up her new Roman mandolin. It was a lovely week spending some time together as she got to know her new instrument for the first time. Several days later she gave a beautiful performance at the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, where the inventor spent his later life. It later dawned on me how beautiful a moment it was in fact, to have one of my instruments played on the home terrain of such a great inventor -- a founding pioneer of audio research and the credited inventor of the telephone no less. By a musician who hails from a culture that so inspired my own path into this work. What a true blessing.
August 16th, 2024
Cutting stained glass for a new finial.
August 12th, 2024
Introducing the GCJazz multi-scale 10-string: snippets and improvisations around Bach's C-major Andante from the a-minor Sonata for Solo Violin
Played by Joseph Papas
July 4th, 2024
June 7th, 2024
A new album by Joseph Brent’s band 9 Horses is released today! Jazz and freeform inspired music from the highly creative minds of this New York Ensemble. Purchasing the album through Bandcamp unlocks a bonus track featuring Joe accompanying himself on his 10-string Grand Concert mandolin we built together 12 years ago.
Enjoy!
June 6th, 2024
Yes, I still make these too.
Hi, my name is Brian and I build mandolins.
Roman Mandolin
Vinaccia
My goal has always been to understand…
Baroque Mandolino
...the functioning of an instrument down to its very core…
German Mandolin
Opel
…so that I could build any style without second thought…
Lyon and Healy Mandolin
Breton Mandolin
…that it sing with grace, ease, and power.
Grand Concert
Grand Concert Jazz
Custom & To Order