Mandolins For Sale

9. Old mandolin banjo (715) @ 150 euros new

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Old English mandolin banjo

This is an old, open-backed, mandolin banjo from the early 20th century, probably English though with no makers name. It has a nice WIDE fretboard and a long scale at 360mm. It is in good condition, after minimal restoration and set up.

This instrument is now restored and fully playable. It has a new synthetic skin. It has the original fingerboard in ebony, with relevelled frets which look original . The tuners, bridge and tail are all originals. It has been restrung with light GHS strings, and is now playing well with a strong, full, round sound with good sustain and volume. It has an easy playing action.

Other than cleaning, I have repaired as follows… 1) refinished the neck and head with Tru-oil; 2) levelled the original frets; and 3) restrung and set up.

Mandolin Banjo Specifications (mm.)
Overall Length of Mandolin	610mm
Width of mandolin at widest point	300mm
Approx. Depth of mandolin	80mm at bridge.
Finish	Original finish on the pot, neck and head looks to have been refinished at some point, but sound.
Skin	New, good quality, 'AEMO' stamped skin.
Back and sides	All tensioning hooks are present.
Neck and Head	1-piece, perhaps refinished head and neck, in good condition. I have reset the neck angle slightly for a better action.
Fingerboard	Original in ebony with 17 re-levelled 'German silver' frets. MOP position markers at 3, 5, 7, 10, and 12.
Machine heads	Look new. All working.
Tailpiece	Original in steel.
Bridge/tensioner	Original bridge refitted.
Scale Length Bridge to nut	Scale of 360mm
G string height at bridge	15.5mm
E string height at bridge	15.5mm
12th fret to bottom of G string (Action)	2mm
12th fret to bottom of E string (Action)	2mm
Width of fretboard at nut	32mm
Width of fretboard at widest point	46mm