Tom Chippindall is a luthier specialising in handmade mandolins, other mandolin family instruments and ukuleles. Since 2003 he has been working with luthier Daniel Brauchli in Tasmania. |
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Tom has been playing mandolin for more than 20 years and had classical lessons from Stephen
Morey
in Melbourne over a
period
of 8 years. |
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He has been playing Celtic music and some bluegrass since 2001, and currently plays mandolin and tenor banjo with Tasmanian based Celtic band Turas. Tom’s instruments are constructed using a combination of modern and traditional materials and construction techniques.
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| All Tom's instruments are made by hand. They are constructed with a Spanish heel (the back, sides and top are attached directly to the neck - eg. no neck block). Mandolin family instruments are constructed with carbon fibre laminate bracing on the soundboard and back of the instrument. | ||
Great care is taken in selecting materials, |
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