Franzke A-5 2-Point Commemorative Mandolin #99 2019

Engelmann spruce 

Maple back and sides

Maple neck with center laminations 

Carbon fiber neck reinforcement 

Cocobolo fretboard

Cumberland Acoustic cocobolo bridge

Brass and cocobolo tailpiece 

Cocobolo binding

Schaller Grand Tune tuners

Hardshell rectangular case

Built in 2019 as a showpiece by Mark Franzke in Prairie Village, Kansas to commemorate the 99th instrument built. This is a one-of-a-kind design, and features a continuous vine inlay of maple running from the headstock through the fretboard and onto the pickguard, and armrest. Asymmetric two-point design with gloss black top and satin finish on the rest of the mandolin. 

Decorative center neck laminations, and fixed twin carbon fiber neck reinforcement for stiffness and sustain.

Mark Franzke; Artist, Luthier

Mark Franzke, artist and luthier, built his first mandolin in 1978 while a Fine Arts student at the University of Kansas. After graduation, Mark began a career in graphic design and illustration, creating some highly detailed airbrushed illustrations.
In 2005, Mark decided to focus seriously on mandolin building under the name "Flinthills Mandolins." After several requests from customers for mandolins with Mark's signature in place of the Flinthills logo, Mark decided to replace the Flinthills name with "Franzke" to emphasize that each instrument is hand crafted by an individual luthier, not mass produced in a factory setting.
Each instrument is a unique artistic expression based on the whims of the artist and desires of the customer.