Joel operates Earnest Instruments in Maine, and makes acoustic mandolins, tenor guitars, and ukuleles as well as the electric mandolins above (the "Little Red," the "Junior," the "Junior II" doubleneck), and below (the "Junior Jr.," the "Boomerang," and the "Swamp Cat." In addition, he plays Western swing with a band called the Pinetones. For a brochure, write:

Joel Eckhaus
Earnest Instruments
12 Fairlawn Ave.
So. Portland, ME 04106
207/799-9788