Here are some examples of Bob's mandolins and mandolas.He will use spruce for tops,but recomends red western cedar as an alternate tonewood.Cedar will give the"bark" that spruce has ,but gives a superior tone low to high that spruce will not produce.As with his resophonics,woods for backs and sides have many options.Maple and walnut are the most valid choices,helping produce a sweet but crystal clear tone.Prices start at 1200.00 and up depending on inlays and wood choices.Also shown are some pictures of his 5 string dojo's which are wonderful to play and have a sweet sound with good volume and record superbly.He also builds super playing guitars as well.His fingerstyle model D is fantastic for Travis style players with a well rounded tone.