Dave Hynds   Mandolin Luthier    

Hello, welcome to my site. I now live/work, repairing mandolins and related instruments as well as writing. What started as a hobby became a passion. I decided at the outset to record my passion pictorially for the benefit of others with similar interests. I hope you will find my site useful. 

Now in the new house, but workshop still to rebuild.. :)

Instrument Care  looking after it..

Legal Bits the boring stuff... Contact FAQ technical bits Links and useful sites

New Instruments currently not building

Mandolin Hospital

   typical problems...  restoration projects..    how to do it yourself...

Hospital Triage: where to start with repairs...

(Updated June 23)

Restored Instruments  for sale... very few until I have moved.
 Replacement Bridges: Restoration Parts: bits to fix it with...
Replacement Tailpieces Tuners: new, old, repairs.. Tails: types
   New Gigbags/Cases Mandolin Hospital F/b Page shortly Fantasy Writer: my other passion shortly New Sleeve Guards
Classical mandolin luthiers Setting Up: nut, bridge & string height Tuning mandolin family instruments  Mandolin Galleries: mandolin family and related instruments.
Dictionary: Engl, Fr, Span, Ital, Germ. Short Mandolin History illustrated  Other Instruments: waldzither, banjo, harp, domra, banjo, nyckelharpa, etc Notation Translator:  Eng/Fr/ Germ/Sp/Ital...