Description
New. Made in Portland, OR.
Serial number: 16. Width at nut: generous 1 1/8″
X-braced. Alaskan Sitka Spruce top with character including side rays. One-piece Maple back showing lots of character and figure. Full rounded V neck profile in Maple. Back of peghead has Ebony veneer like a Loar would have, with ebony stringer seen along back center line of neck. Multiple ivoroid binding on top and back and along fingerboard. Single binding around peghead. Ebony peghead overlay has Ruhland logo at top inlaid in pearl. Radiused ebony fingerboard has dot position markers and truncated double-cut extension. Traditional two-piece Loar-style Nickel tailpiece. Nickel hardware. Ebony adjustable bridge. Bone nut. Spirit Varnish finish.
We were impressed the first time we saw Matt Ruhland’s mandolins. We are very happy to present great-sounding mandolins by this young American maker. Tone is robust. Beautiful bottom end and a healthy chop.
