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Flat-back acoustic mandolin

 

Maple or rosewood body, spruce top, stained maple or mahogany neck and ebony fingerboard, either flat or domed.

Scale length 315mm.

F/board width: 30mm to 44mm. Narrower if required...

Length 580mm, Width 150mm, depth 70mm.

Current weight 0.55kgs

(Scratch plate and strap buttons are also possible.)

 

Strung with GHS ultra-light, bronze wound strings

Larger photos are available.

Youtube video sound clips below

   This instrument will fit inside a typical airline cabin baggage.  

The illustration shows the instrument inside a 55 x 40cms rectangle.... the maximum regulation size for Ryanair cabin baggage....

 

Some other examples of the pocket mandolin I have build recently... including rosewood... decoration, pickguard, strap buttons, wood choice, all negociable... 
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   Hey Dave, the mando got here this afternoon and I haven�t put it down yet. Great little player, surprisingly loud for its size. I really like the neck as it feels very similar to my main mando.

   I couldn�t have asked for more. 

   Thank you very much regards Daniel (Holl)

 

 

Size comparison with my normal mandolin