Short Scale Octave Mandolin
A short scale (18″) octave mandolin. Fitted with Thomastik octave mandola strings tuned GDAE. Spruce top, cypress back and sides, ebony fretboard. H brace reinforced with carbon fibre makes for a very light top.
Fixed Bridge Bouzouki (GDAD)
Fixed bridge, X brace with lattice, 25.5″ scale. A full soundinhg instrument well suited to singing with. Bunya top, Burdekin Plum fretboard and bridge,
Guitar Body Octave Mandoloin
Fixed bridge with X and lattice bracing, Spruce top, QLD maple B&S on a 3/4 size acoustic guitar body. A great option for something a little different
Electric mandolin
Mango body with Almuse (UK) pickup
Mandolin and Bandolim
Some of my instrument have made their way into the hands of childrens music entertainers and educators. The mandolin (on the left) lives with Anthony at the Wiggles and the bandolim (on the right – think large body mandolin) resides in the studio of Oliver Brian (Emma Memma).
The bandolim in the hands of a gifted musician. RIP Koady (East Pointers)
10 String Cittern
Fixed bridge with red cedar top, calyphilum back and sides, carbon fibre reinforced QLD maple neck, ebony fretboard, double x brace with carbon fibre
Guitar shape Bouzouki (sometimes called a Guitzouki)
Fixed bridge, King Billy top, pencil cedar back and sides, carbon fibre reinforced QLD maple neck, ebony fretboard. They can hear it in Melbourne when you give it a strum.
Pappy Green Guitars & Mandolins 