Description
New. Made in Portland, OR.
Serial number: 16. Width at nut: generous 1 1/8″
X-braced. Alaskan Sitka Spruce top. One-piece Maple back with sweeping flame 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. This particular mandolin has a vigorous, powerful chop that easily fills the room. This is the kind of sound that will make X-braced mandolins popular again. No loss of strength. Same bell-like tone as a good tone bar instrument and lights up the room with great sound when it’s played.
