Yesterday I decided to try something new. It’s not a huge deal in itself, in fact its pretty dull. But in the journey of a self-taught stringed instrument luthier, it’s one of those little tweaks that adds to the sum of hundreds of such refinements that eventually makes an obvious overall improvement in the sound,…
2019
Happy New Year! I’d like to wish everyone a healthy and prosperous 2019 and to say thanks to all my clients new & old for your continued patronage. Check out the cool graphic above. Besides being a great musician and singer, Tom Rozum is also a wonderful graphic artist who does one of these cards…
Spring 2018
Hello everyone! Thanks for checking out the Wiens mandolins website once again. It’s been awhile since I last posted and so I thought I’d let you know what’s been happening here in WiensWorld. Jamie Wiens has moved to Alberta! That’s right, Alberta..Vast, windy plains with long, cold winters… But with beautiful sunsets and good gas prices!…
2017
Happy New Year from Wiens mandolins! I think it’s safe to say that 2016 was a rough year for a lot of us, and that was certainly true in my own life as well. So here’s wishing us all a happier 2017. News! I’ve recently begun my own logging venture. I’m now logging my own spruce and hauling it back…
Summer 2016
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything new on the website. Plenty has happened in the life of Wiens in the past 5 months, Most Jarring was the passing of my Dad, Henry Wiens on March 18th 2016 at the age of 87. People often ask me how I got started in the craft…
Late Winter Ramblings
While the Snow & Ice is still gripping the eastern parts of the country, it appears that Winter is almost over in my neck of the Woods. Spring is just around the corner and this is the time of year when I usually get into my carving & sanding more intensely. For Luthiery and any…
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from Wiens mandolins! I’d just like to say thanks to my clients old and new for your patronage throughout the past year. Whether it was a custom instrument, a fret job or even just a re-string & tune-up. Thank You! I’ll keep trying to improve and serve you even better this year. Here’s wishing you a…
Happy Holidays!
Warmest Holiday wishes from Wiens mandolins! It’s that time of year when Luthiers around the world are busy in their workshops making toys for all the string-picking boys & girls out there. I hope you find something fun to play under your Christmas tree or Festivus pole this year. Speaking of fantastic gift items. Wiens F5 #41…
New Wiens Mandolin Website!
Welcome to the new Wiens mandolins website! Get a whiff of those fresh pixels! It’s gonna be a fun place to hang out, but watch your step as things are going to be under construction for a while. It’s been 10 years since the launch of the previous Wiens website and the Internet landscape has…
Wiens F5 #41- Sold
Say Hello to Wiens F5 #41, signed & dated October 30,2015. This instrument features an Adirondack spruce soundboard with tone-bar bracing and a 2-piece spiral flame sugar maple back with matching sides & neck. See more photos and read more about it Here.