springwell
build slots available
We’re excited to be offering our first run of Springwell mandolins since 2020. These custom builds will commence in Autumn 2026.
Prices on application, for further details and to reserve your own Springwell build slot, please see below.
The Springwell Mandolin is a Celtic mandolin designed in collaboration with Kevin MacLeod, a fantastic traditional folk player from Edinburgh. It is an Archtop flat back mandolin with a Portuguese or Sobell style neck joint. In terms of sound, it has full bright trebles and a solid mid range, a good amount of sustain and a strong bass with great balance across the range. The name Springwell is the name of Kevin's first album; we thought it fitting to use it for my first mandolin.
“If you want a mandolin that delivers tone, volume, attack, sustain, shimmer and balance, looks stunning, is silky smooth to play, and worth every penny, then, to my mind, these are the best of their type. It is not a Gibson F5 bluegrass mandolin, but a very British styled mandolin, versatile and of the utmost quality. Highly recommended!”
- Kevin Macleod, 2022
sizes
Scale - 360mm
Frets to body - 14
Body length - 285mm
Max body width - 300mm
Depth - 70mm
Width at nut - 33mm
Spacing at saddle - 41mm
materials as standard
Back and Sides - Indian Rosewood or Maple
Top - European Spruce or Cedar
Neck - reclaimed Mahogany, carbon fibre and two-way truss rod
Ebony headstock veneers with matching back-graft
African Blackwood fingerboard bound with 19 frets
Bone nut and saddle intonated to required tuning
Hand-carved African Blackwood bridge
Bindings on the front and back in Ebano with a white pin line purfling
Taran ‘t.’ logo on the headstock in gold
Waverly Tuners in gold with wooden buttons
Hiscox Pro II Case and includes delivery in the UK
To reserve a build slot, we ask for a £500 (+ 20% VAT for UK customers) non-refundable deposit.
Upgrade Options Available
“This year I won the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the year. I think I was the first mandolin player in its history to be able to do that and I don’t think I would have been able to do it quite the same without this instrument.”
-Calum McIlroy, 2024