The neck for this 12 string is finally taking shape. Here the heel is mid-way through the carving process. It’s contours will soon match the one on the left.

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Today my friend Patty Sullivan-Lackaff brought a pretty special mandolin to my shop.  Patty’s late husband John Sullivan was a friend of mine and a great mandolin/fiddle/guitar maker.  This mandolin was made by John many years ago and was played backstage at a gig here in Portland and signed by Bill Monroe.  In the years since it has been somewhat dissasembled and sitting unplayed.  I’ll be bringing it back to life in the coming weeks and I believe it’s destined to spend some time with Caleb Klauder who owns another of John’s mandolins.  Here are a few pics of the mando and of Bill Monroe playing it. I’m looking forward to spending some time with this one.

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This 12 string gets a custom all-wood rosette.

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Here’s the back and sides of Saul Koll’s 12 string being fit.

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Braces have been carved and it’s time to glue the top on this Parlor guitar!

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Here’s a shot of the braces being glued onto the back of the Corvo-12. Like most things here at the Stratton guitars shop, this is done the old fashioned way.

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Check out the new Sights and
Sounds page on the website. Currently it features the new Stratton Session videos but will eventually be a place to listen to audio clips of new guitars as well as recordings featuring Stratton instruments!

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The new mandolin model is taking shape. Here the rim is getting it’s kerfed linings glued into place.

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Still doing things the old fashioned way here at Stratton Guitars. Here’s the back for the 12 string Corvo being glued up with ropes and wedges.

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