The history of modern mandolins, mandolas and guitars are all intertwined. It is a common tool for players of guitars, mandolins, mandolas, banjos, ukuleles and bouzoukis. Octave mandolins are sometimes used in mandolin orchestras in place of mandolas. They use 41 guitars, mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos, and tenor guitars. He also makes solid bodied electric mandolins, acoustic mandolins, mandolas and bouzoukis. For example, it is used by mandolins, violins, mandolas, violas, mandocellos, and cellos. This included mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos and a limited amount of acoustic guitars. However, mandolins and mandolas are still occasionally made by luthiers. Two styles of mandolas have made it into museums, flat-backed and bowl-backed. He found the mandolas used in Andalusian orchestras to be "too sharp and little amplified". The Mandolas also own a small restaurant shop located beneath the triangle in Austin, TX.