Hand Rubbed Antique Varnish finish Carved Solid Adirondack Spruce top Carved Solid Highly-flamed Maple back and sides A-style body mandolin.

ANTIQUE VARNISH SERIES

This line of mandolins is built on a mix of time-honored craft and ahead-of-the-curve thinking utilizing classic technique with a decidedly fresh approach.  It is designed to make such a rare and labor-intensive feature more available to mandolin enthusiasts, with the proof in the distinctive look and sound. 

The process itself, features six distinct steps starting with a basecoat application to fill the grain, then moving to color application, and concluding with a French polish. Ultimately, three or four coats of material are applied and sanded thin. The result is softer than lacquer, creating a smoother tone. 

Individually hand-crafted using time-honored methods & premium hand-carved solid tonewoods. Solid Adirondack Spruce Top, solid Highly-flamed Maple back & sides. Ebony fingerboard & adjustable ebony bridge with F-style body with F-holes for warm, ringing tones & excellent sound projection.

SPECS 

• Neck Material: Maple
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Nut: Bone 1-3/32"
• Fretwire: 23 Jescar FW37053
• Scale Length: 13 7/8"
• Body Style: A-Style w/ F-Holes
• Body Dimensions: 26 11/16" x 10" x 1 7/8"
• Body Top: Solid Adirondack Spruce
• Body Back/Sides: Solid Maple
• Truss Rod: Single Acting
• Binding: Top, Back, Fingerboard, and Headstock
• Binding Material: Ivoroid
• Logo: Pearl Headstock
• Inlay: Pearl Dots
• Side Dot Color: Black
• Body Finish: Antique Varnish
• Neck/Headstock Finish: Antique Varnish
• Hardware Color: Relic Nickel
• Tailpiece: Eastman Cast Aluminum Tailpiece
• Bridge: Adjustable Compensated Ebony Bridge
• String Spacing: 1 5/8"
• Nut Height: 0.018"
• Tuners: Gotoh MF40R-MP-NI
• Strap Peg: Ebony
• Strings: D'Addario XT Phosphor Bronze 1140
• Action Height: 0.060"/0.050"
• Case: Hard Shell Case

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