Fine mandolins and banjos built by Mark Franzke, Artist/Luthier in Prairie Village, Kansas
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Quilted F-5
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A Pair Of Aces
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Banjo Conversion Finished!
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August
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Fitting The Neck To The Banjo Rim
Making The Neck
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1926 Gibson TB-2 Conversion to Five-String
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March
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Two A Models Finished
Retro-fitting Carbon Fiber Neck Reinforcement
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Walnut Tenor Banjo
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Tenor Banjo Project
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Start the Bidding!
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July
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Finished!
Buffing The Finish
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June
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Level Sanding The Finish
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March
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Stringing It Up
Attaching The Neck and Assembling the Body
Binding the Top
Inlaying the Mother of Pearl
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February
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Neck and Body
Carving The Top Plate
Bending the Sides and Assembling the Rim
The neck block has been cut to rough profile ...
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January
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Trip to Old Standard Wood
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KC Irish Fest Custom Mandolin
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Franzke Mandolins
Prairie Village, Kansas, United States
Mark Franzke, Artist and Luthier, maker of fine, hand-crafted mandolins and other string instruments.
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Banjo Conversion Finished!
The clear finish has been sanded and buffed to a high gloss.
The peghead, showing the custom truss rod cover with a rose inlay.
tightening the new head
final touches
The custom Franzke bridge
Complete!
The original 4-string tenor on the left and the new 5-string conversion on the right.
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