John Williams
Custom Wood Sculptures and Jewelry

 

John L. Williams began creating wildlife wood sculpture in 1989. John's work has won many best-in-show awards, peoples' choice awards, national awards and first places in competitions all over the east coast.

John's mandolins are designed and manufactured by his own hand, including the inlays, bridge, tailpiece and hardware - everything except the tuners and the strings!

The unique blend of woods, the hand-rubbed finish, the bloodwood bridge and the custom brass tailpiece all contribute to the rich and powerful sound that flows from John's mandolins.

The fronts are carved Adirondack spruce, Sitka Spruce or Red Spruce. The backs are carved figured maple, and the sides are figured maple. The necks are figured maple with an ebony fretboard and inlaid pearl dots.

The binding around the body and the headstock is double celluloid ivory. Bridges are made of bloodwood and have brass adjusting screws. All of the hardware except for the tuners is hand-turned brass.

The brass tailpieces are John's own design. They have a hinged cover for stringing ease. The pickguards are ebony inlaid with abalone and pearl.

The headstocks are figured maple with an ebony veneer inlaid with the JLW logo of pearl and abalone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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