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Red Valley Mandolins

After graduating high school in June of 2021 I got the opportunity to start an apprenticeship with James Wilson, a mandolin luthier who has begun showing me the woodworking craft and how satisfying it truely is. After a few other projects and under accomplished guidance I managed to construct this unique Teardrop fiddle with aethstetic points on the body in little over 7 months. Although the body of the fiddle is untraditional the neck, fingerboard, and nut are all formated to that of a traditional violin to achieve a familiar feel for primarily violin players. That included, this fiddle would make a fine beginners instrument that would translate nicely into violin playing. The high quality solid wood, strings and accessories makes this fiddle fit for many tastes of music. Wood featured in this build include maple back and ribs, spruce top plate and a solid ebony fingerboard along with the tail piece, chin rest and perfection pegs planetary geared violin tuners to maintain the violin feeling, but avoiding the strings from going out of tune. All that included please enjoy a slideshow I've made showing a more indepth view of the small cosmetic blemish on the back of the scroll with no impact to the sound of the fiddle along with what's included along with Laurel Talley expertly playing the fiddle pictured and being sold in the background. Great thanks to Miss Talley for bringing out the life in this instrument with true talent and acceptance. Price reflects cosmetic blemish, also includes carbon fiber bow. Message me for the YouTube link.