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Mandolin Making
Mandolin making
A wall in Don MacRostie's workshop is full of hanging tools and tin cans full of craft supplies, which he uses to hand craft Red Diamond mandolins. (Erin Gottsacker / The Ohio Newsroom)
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Don MacRostie measures the flexibility of a mandolin top using a self-rigged contraption. (Erin Gottsacker / The Ohio Newsroom)
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Don MacRostie hand crafts mandolins in his workshop in Athens County. He's spent almost five decades honing the craft. (Erin Gottsacker / The Ohio Newsroom)
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Don MacRostie works in his studio. He's been hand crafting mandolins here for decades. (Erin Gottsacker / The Ohio Newsroom)
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The walls of Don MacRostie's workshop are covered in mandolin making tools. (Erin Gottsacker / The Ohio Newsroom)
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Don MacRostie hand crafts mandolins in his workshop in Athens County. He's spent nearly five decades honing the craft. (Erin Gottsacker / The Ohio Newsroom)
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Don MacRostie plays a Red Diamond mandolin. He produces between seven and 12 of these instruments each year. (Erin Gottsacker / The Ohio Newsroom)
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