For sale
Spruce — blackwood  mandolin

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Notes

This is a fully carved mandolin with a slightly deeper carved back with nice figure. It has a loud, sweet and sparkly tone that is well balanced across all strings right up to the highest notes. I found it tricky to capture with my simple recorder and mic. The combination of the Swiss spruce 'moonwood' and the deep back makes it very resonant, producing a nice natural reverb and long sustain, particularly noticable when sliding up or down note.  I would chose this mandolin to play The battle of Evermore! It has a 31 mm wide nut and very comfortable neck so plays very easily.

Specs

Hand carved master quality Swiss spruce 'moonwood' top
Hand carved Tasmanian blackwood back, sides and neck
Gidgee fretboard, ebony bridge
Grover tuners
Laquer and French polished
K&K twin internal pickup
Serial number: N059
Price: $3750

Please contact me for more information.

Price in Australian dollars and includes a hard case.

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