Ray Choi Autoharp

If you get the new Hal Leonard how-to-play-autoharp book, you will see it's picture on the cover. Ray wrote the book and, proud of his work here, used it for the cover. 38 strings. 10 chords, 2 lock bars,  fine tuners  and pickup, with a Pau Ferro (Boiivian Rosewood) back and Spruce top. It features an intricate abalone sound hold design, a carved fish and scrolling at the top.

Un-Named Banjo Mandolin

It's kind of fancy, yet the maker didn't put his name to it. Shame. I like to joke that banjo mandolins combine the worst features  of both mandolins and banjos. Play like a mandolin, sound like a banjo.What could be worse? They can be obnoxiously loud, too.

Supertone Mandolin

I got a good instrument cheap here because no one would look past the name and see the mandolin behind it. Supertone was the Montgomery Wards brand, not even Sears and Roebuck, and it was probably made in the '30's, perhaps sooner. A Brazilian Rosewood back makes it quite different and imparts a darker color to the sound. It can bark when it really needs to.

Keith Young Autoharp

My first custom "build", I had ideas i wanted to try here. They proved to work just fine - and to not make much difference. Recently converted to a D/A diatonic by Greg Schreiber. Flame Maple back and Spruce top, 15 chords.