MandoHarp - 'Abalone Vines' Hand-Made F5 Mandolin with Abalone and Mother of Pearl Inlay

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'Abalone Vines' Hand-Made F5 Mandolin with Abalone and Mother of Pearl Inlay

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'Abalone Vines' Hand-Made F5 Mandolin with Abalone and Mother of Pearl Inlay (070491-MF5)

STATUS - SOLD

Hand-made F5 Mandolin with detailed abalone and mother of pearl inlay. Lovely sunburst finish. Solid Canadian spruce sound board with abalone and mother of pearl purfling. Solid, hand-carved air-dried maple back and sides with superb vines design inlay. Sraight, air-dried maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard and headboard with detailed inlay. Ebony bridge with adjustable buffalo bone saddle. Buffalo bone nut. Carved mother of pearl tuner knobs. Black lockable hard case with plush black interior. Originally from Taisamlu (Sam Musical Instrument Worksop). Taisamlu has workshops in Taiwan and Vietnam.

"Are You Looking For An Ideal & Affordable F5-Style Mandolin? Here It Is! Great Materials--Maplewood, Rosewood and Spuce . Great Sound & Refined Inlays.

THIS IS AN ELEGANT BRAND-NEW AND ELABORATELY HANDCRAFTED F-5 MANDOLIN WITH HIGH-QUALITY MATERIALS , VERY FANTASTIC INLAYS AND GREAT SOUND."

(from Taisamlu Product Info)

All MandoHarp Inlaid F5 Mandolins come with a lockable hard shell case, a MandoHarp Velvet Instrument Bag and a MandoHarp Polishing Cloth.

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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. 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.

Specifications for this particular instrument

Dimensions

Measurement	mm	inches
Overall Length	710	28
Body Width	274	10 3/4
Body Depth	45	1 3/4
Nut Width	35	1 3/8
Scale Length	360	14 1/4

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
Tuner Knobs	Carved mother of pearl
Truss Rod	Adjustable - allen key adjuster included
Headboard	Solid air-dried dark rosewood
Nut	Buffalo bone
Bridge and Saddle	Ebony bridge with adjustable buffalo bone saddle
Tailpiece	Brass with decorated cover plate and belt button end pin.
Case	Black lockable case with black plush interior. Protective rubber strips and metal feet. Accessories compartment with lid.

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FREE - Warranty

All MandoHarp instruments bought at a Buy it Now price now include a FREE, 6-month, return-to-base warranty against defects in parts and workmanship included in the Buy it Now price.

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NOTE: Inlaid tailpiece and truss rod cover have been fitted since these pictures were taken.

About MandoHarp

At MandoHarp we play the instruments we sell! Each of our musician and craft associates has over thirty years experience within their area of expertise. At MandoHarp our pimary areas of expertise are Mandolins and Harmonicas, hence our name. We also have associates who work with a wide range of instruments, especially folk. At MandoHarp we appreciate fine instruments and we want you to have them!

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 (02-65685545) to discuss your music at any time.

Inspections, trials and pickup by prior arrangement are welcome at our workshop in Nambucca Heads, near Coffs Harbour on the NSW North Coast.

Our goal at MandoHarp is to provide instruments you will cherish for many years to come.