In this video, I build my first mandolin after years of tinkering with the instrument. With the help of friends Austin Papp ...

This article was originally published on May 3, 2024. The walls in Don MacRostie’s studio in Athens County are covered in tools. Screwdrivers and scissors hang above tin cans full of markers and ...

LEWIS – Bobby Wintringham, the sole, steady and unassuming hand behind San Juan Mandolins, prefers to be in the background. He’s putting the finishing touches on instrument No. 84, a guitar-shaped ...

Don MacRostie plays one of the Red Diamond mandolins he made last year. He hand crafted the instrument in his workshop in Athens County. The walls in Don MacRostie’s studio in Athens County are ...