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David McClung

  I have worked with Doug over the past three years at Hill Country Stringworks. We’ve known each other over twelve years. We play together as members of our church’s Praise Team and host a weekly jam too. I worked at a local Hospital eighteen years. I drew a...

Sound Advice

  Sound advice- Get more out of your instrument Want to improve your volume & tone? A ToneGard  to allow the back of your instrument to vibrate freely. Plus reduce belly sweat by 25% https://www.tone-gard.com/Armrest; we have a particular one in mind, but the...

The Dr Arm & McClung XL armrests

I acquired a Dr Arm mandolin armrest on trade for McClung XL armrest. Nothing wrong with the Dr Arm, it just would not fit the customer’s rounded edges of their mandolin. I decided to do a comparison between the two armrests. Does size matter? The Dr Arm is 5 1/4” x 1...

Inlaid armrests

Ebony McClung armrest w/roses It’s a variation of a rose pattern we developed in 2020. Mother of pearl petals with abalone leaves and abalone & mesquite stems. David McClung has beautifully crafted these art forms. We try to use figured mop with each one to add...