Custom David Dart redwood & walnut A5 mandolin with abalone “Butterflies” inlay

Photo credit — Geoffrey Yenson (www.yensonguitars.com / Instagram @yensonguitars)

Custom-ordered A-5 mandolin with abalone “butterflies” peghead & fingerboard inlay. The customer asked for a similar inlay motif to match a D-12 dreadnought guitar he’d ordered a few years prior.

  • Figured black walnut neck, back, and sides (California)
  • Curly redwood top (Mendocino County, California)
  • Indian ebony fingerboard, finger rest, bridge, & peghead overlay Curly maple binding
  • Custom bronze Dart tailpiece
  • Rubner tuners
  • Satin finish