I have just discovered an article published in the Windsor Magazine Vol. XVII in 1903 about a mandolin workshop in the UK. The author describes the steps used for making a mandolin in the workshop of J. G. Winder. Winder had started the making of mandolins in the UK. He is also known as a builder of zither banjos.
Enjoy!
Source: Windsor Magazine, Vol. XVIII, 1903
Gallery – The Making of a Mandoline
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Additional information
The Vintage Banjo Maker about J. G. Winder
Zitherbanjo by J.G. Winder – Zither Banjo Website