Sheppard Acoustics
Hand Made
Quality
Instruments!
Justin Kephart
Hey  Darrell,   its  Justin,  the  very  proud owner of #19...ha ha!
I  just  wanted  to  drop  you a line ...I  just  got  back  from  our  Alaska  
tour  ... and I  ran  into a few Tracy  Lawrence's  band  members ... and one
of his  guitar  players    wants a mando  .. he  was blown  away    by  how   
well it  stayed in  tune  and   how  great it  sounded ..we were supposed to  
talk   at the state fair we were  both  playing  and we ended up   playing  at
the same  time  so  we didn't  connect ..  I'm  currently  trying  to  get  in  
contact  with  him  so I  can  give  him   your info ... although he  may  have  
remembered   the  name  so  he  may  be  contacting  you at  some  
point.....also   had   the mandolin  player  for  Bearfoot  play it  and  he  
called it  a  HOSS...  he loved it  ... more good  words  about your mando  
...I'll  never  ever  part  with,  sounding  better  than  ever      very  meaty  
sound..ok  well   thats  all  ..  hope  all is  well  in that  neck of the woods ...
take  care   
Justin  Kephart....... PS.  I'm  going  to  be  sending  you  a cd we  finally   got
 done  with it  about  3 months  ago.    
www.southpawbluegrassband.com
Frank Garman
Frank pickin the Sheppard F-5 #21!
"Thats a great sounding mandolin!"
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Hello Mr. Sheppard,
I LOVE the Sheppard Mandolin
I brought (#3). I have the one that
your father played. I am having
so much fun with it. Sorry I missed
you at Galax. I see you met my friend
D. J. At Galax. He can really jam on
the mandolin. Almost as good as me.
(Yea Right)   I am planning to go back
again this year. I only took forth place
last year. I have been practicing a lot.
I joined a bluegrass band called Made
From Scratch Bluegrass band with another 15 year old. What a lot of fun and
we rock. Hope to see you soon. By the way you have nice family and friends.
They were so nice to me at Galax. See you there.      
Jess
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Roger Siminoff
Darrell..
Great web site - nice stuff. Glad to see you are
using a V-joint.
Best,
Roger

Siminoff Banjo and Mandolin Parts

PO Box 1388 - Arroyo Grande, CA 93421,
U.S.A

www.siminoff.net - 805.474.4876

Our latest book, "The Art Of Tap Tuning" - a
fully detailed text with 50-minute
demonstration DVD -  is in stock now!
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D.J. Roller
Hey, My Sheppard F5 # 20  (Sorry DJ,
I knew it was not 21!)  is just getting
better and better and I would like you
to know that the band and I are
currently working on a new CD and
hopefully ill be able to send a copy to
you. We have palyed on a local radio
station and I have talked about your
mandolin to everyone that has asked
and on the radio. I hope to go to a big
jam in Farmville and promote for
you,haha !
D.J.
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Rocky Carpenter II
Hey Darrell
I don’t know if you remember me or not but I bought your Sheppard F5 #17
mandolin.  Anyway, Excellent mandolin it’s been the best sounding hardest
hitting mandolin around I wouldn’t take a million dollars for it.  If you get a
chance could you maybe send me some business cards I get people asking all
the time where I got my mandolin!
By the way great website too  I check it out at least once a week.
Thanks,
Rocky Carpenter II
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Robert O. Sheppard (Dad)
I think thats the best sounding
mandolin I ever had in my hands!!
(#22)  I think it better than
mine!(#16)
Scott Seyler, Owner of #22
Darrell, Hi have been traveling and haven't played it all that much but here
is my initial assessment.  It has the prettiest ring and tone of a mandolin
I have ever purchased right out of the box.  It lacks some of the low woodsy
tones that a bigger box would bring, but then again it may come around once
it has 50 hours on it and it breaks in.  I think it will be a nice addition to my
mix of mandos and again the ring and tone is surprising very, very good.
Thanks again.
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Testimonials
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Owner of #23
David Mowell
Hey Darrell,
I have to say that I am truly in love with
my mandolin.  The sound is amazing!!  
The tone is incredible and the volume is
exceptional.  The whole experience was
great.  You could not have been more
kind to us when we came up there.  I am
extremely excited to have this new
mandolin.  Anything that I can do to
help, please just ask.   Thank you for
everything.
David