Retirement?
Here we are again... I'm contemplating retiring next year. I have many interests I'd like to put more time into. I doubt I'll be completely done with the products I currently have in production but I'd like to slow down. I have six mandolins I'd like to...
Cantilevered Fretboard??
What the heck is a cantilevered fretboard? It’s where the fretboard hangs over the fretboard extension. When mounting the pickguard there will be a gap from the edge of the fretboard to the wood underneath (extension) for the mounting pins. We started doing most of...
String Suppressors
Harmonic, sympathetic, overtone, ringing, ect sounds. Some find this annoying. It’s the sound of the strings between the bridge and tailpiece. The sounds can be created while playing as the bridge vibrates. You can hear it by strumming between the bridge and...
NEW McClung XL Plus mandolin armrest
New for 2024, The McClung XL Plus armrest Like our regular and XL mandolin armrests, it has the same patented upward angle. Also like the McClung XL armrest, it's about 17% larger than our regular sized McClung armrest. Same function, just more to love. The XL Plus is...
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...