We were going to Prague at Xmas and a good friend said the best mandolins were built there. What?…read more We contacted Jaroslav Prucha by email and he invited us to tour his little factory. He even came and picked us up He was impressive as were his instruments. Jane had him make her a Lloyd Lohr style mandolins. That way she could get the sizing and action just how she wanted it. When we got it the inlay was perfect, the action correct and the sound marvelous He invited us to an evening bluegrass jam if his buddies at a local bar. And he even gave us their CD. Chech bluegrass-we hadn't known He showed us a Rick of wood he had imported from near the blue ridge, just so his premium instruments sounded perfect. Amazing quality and attention to detail