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| 'Eagle' Hand-Made F5 Mandola with Abalone and Mother of Pearl Inlay |
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| "Eagle" Hand-Made F5 Mandola with Abalone and Mother of Pearl Inlay (070278-MDF) |
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"Are You Looking For An Ideal & Affordable F5-Style Mandoa? Here It Is! Great Materials--Maplewood, Rosewood and Spuce . Great Sound & Refined Inlays. THIS IS AN ELEGANT BRAND-NEW AND ELABORATELY HANDCRAFTED F-5 MANDOLA WITH HIGH-QUALITY MATERIALS , VERY FANTASTIC INLAYS AND GREAT SOUND." (from Taisamlu product information) |
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F5-Style
Instruments with a body shape based on the Gibson F-5 most famously played by Bill Monroe, the father of Bluegrass. Three points to the body with the top one scrolled. The classic bluegrass mandolin shape. For a good introduction to mandolin body styles see the answers.com entry for mandolin.
Report for this particular instrument
Originally from Taisamlu. Received in excellent condition. Required bridge setup for intonation and minor nut and bridge saddle filing. No other work needed. Fretwork excellent on this instument. Tested okay to offer for sale. Tested and setup by Dane Clarke and Clive Little at the workshops of MandoHarp Australia in Nambucca Heads.
About the Tester
Dane is a professional systems engineer, academic and musician who has played harmonica for over forty years. He currently plays harmonica and mandolin with a celtic/folk/blues band, Headland and a celtic/gypsy band, The Gypsy Tarts. Dane has researched and practiced instrument maintenance, repair and tuning in earnest for the last five years or so (since retiring from full-time professional work), and during this time has often been privileged to meet and learn from some of Australia's premier artists and technicians. On the qualifications side of things, Dane has undergraduate degrees in Engineering and Business, and post-graduate qualifications in Information Technology and Education. He works as a part-time academic these days and though he loves teaching computer engineering he enjoys himself much more when working on instruments and playing music!
FEATURES- All solid timber construction
- Outstanding inlay in Abalone and Mother of Pearl
- Full rich tone
- Adjustable Truss Rod
- Professionally setup
- Lockable plush-lined hard case
- Made in Vietnam
- Free Velvet Instrument Bag and MandoHarp Polishing Cloth included
- Leather and Sash F5 Straps also available from our .com site at www.MandoHarp.com and our eBay store at stores.ebay.com.au/MandoHarp-Australia
- Clip-On and Suction Pickups suitable for mandolin are also available from our .com site at www.MandoHarp.com and our eBay store at stores.ebay.com.au/MandoHarp-Australia
| Specifications for this particular instrument |
Dimensions
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Construction Materials
| Component | Material |
| Sound Board | Solid, hand-carved, air-dried Canadian spruce with mother of pearl and abalone inlay. |
| Purfling | Green abalone and mother of pearl. |
| Side and Back Board | Hand-carved, solid, air-dried maple with beautiful mother of pearl and abalone inlay |
| Fretboard | Dark rosewood with mother of pearl and abalone inlay |
| Neck | Solid air-dried straight maple |
| Headboard | Solid air-dried dark rosewood |
| Nut | Buffalo bone |
| Bridge and Saddle | Ebony bridge with adjustable buffalo bone saddle |
| Tailpiece | Cast brass scroll design |
| Case | Black lockable case with blue plush interior. Protective rubber strips and metal feet. |
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About MandoHarp Instruments
All MandoHarp instruments are tracked from the moment of their original creation or purchase. Each instrument is assessed by an expert musician when received and again before offering it for sale. A brief report is written and stored in our database for each item, noting paticularly our expert assessment on receipt, any work performed on the instrument and its final condition.
Personal Service
At MandoHarp we like to get to know our customers - we're musicians and we like to get to know other musicians. We love to talk with musicians whenever possible [probably a bit too much! :)]. And especially musicians who are interested in our instruments. Please feel more than welcome to email (info@mandoharp.com) or phone us (61- 2-65685545) to discuss your music at any time.
Inspections, trials and pickup by prior arrangement are welcome at our workshops in Nambucca Heads, near Coffs Harbour on the NSW North Coast.
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