Description
Exc Condition / SN: AMA001
1-5/16″ width at nut
Lightly figured Madrone back with Maple sides and neck. Western Red Cedar top. Top has overhanging edge similar to a violin top. Top has B/W/B purfling inside top edge. Wooden bindings around back. Snakehead peghead with nickel Schaller tuners. Jatoba radiused fingerboard with small dot inlays. Original Jatoba bridge designed by Tom Sheehy. Maple pickguard. Metal and Corian original tailpiece designed by Tom Sheehy. Bolt-on neck. Clever detachable scroll mounted onto upper shoulder. Asymmetrical soundhole bound with Maple.
Great sound and playability from a local builder.
Here are soundclips of this unique mandola from our friend Billy Parker.
