Graham McDonald

Graham McDonald Stringed Instruments

Graham McDonald is a mandolin, Irish bouzouki, and ukulele builder who has published three books on instrument making and one on mandolin history. He has been a member of the GAL for thirty-two years. Despite living on the other side of the globe, he has attended four (maybe five) GAL Conventions and been a presenter at two of them.

▪ bio current as of 2023

By the same author:
  1. A Survey of Guitar Building Books, Part Two
  2. It Worked for Me: Ivoroid Slitting Jig
  3. Rope Binding
  4. A Field Guide to Mandolins
  5. It Worked For Me: Zero Fret
  6. It Worked For Me: Nut Spacing
  7. Questions: Generalizing Tonal Differences Among Wood Types
  8. Three Flattop Acoustic Basses
  9. A Different Approach to Fiddle Soundhole
  10. Mandolin Soundboards and Bracing
  11. A Survey of Guitar Making Books
  12. Meet the Maker: Graham McDonald
  13. The Irish Bouzouki: A Mandolin on Steroids
  14. It’s Called a What? Some Thoughts on the Irish Bouzouki
  15. String Tension and Gauges