New Beardsell Mandolin Blackface 5A - Mandolin Mandolin

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Artists who play instruments by this builder: Lou Reed, Henry Kaiser

This original and exciting Mandolin was custom built for a lucky customer of ours. It's beautiful and sounds wonderful. Call us for your own Beardsell guitar or mandolin.

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Woods & Trim

Back/Sides: Maple
Top Wood: Spruce
Fingerboard: Ebony
Neck Wood: Maple, 2-piece
Bridge: Ebony
Rosette: Ivoroid
Binding: Ivoroid
Fingerboard Bindings: Ivoroid
Headplate: Ebony
Headstock Bindings: None
Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo
Top Trim: Rope Style
Back Strip: None
Fret Markers: None
Tuners: Gold Etched with Pearl Buttons

Measurements

Body Size: Small
Scale: 13 7/8 in. (352.4 mm)
Nut Width: 1 3/16 in. (30.2 mm)
String Spacing: 1 5/8 in. (41.3 mm)
Body Length: 13 in.
Upper Bout: 6 1/2 in.
Lower Bout: 10 1/8 in.
Serial #: 132
Body Depth @Neck Heel: 1 7/8 in.
Body Depth @Tail Block: 1 7/8 in.
Frets to body: 12

Extras

Cutaway: Florentine
Pickguard: Ebony
Case: TKL - Mandolin
Pickup: None
Condition: New

Artists who play instruments by this builder: Lou Reed, Henry Kaiser

Player Reviews:

"WOW, that's all I got, WOW!" - Paul Heumiller

"This mandolin sounds awesome. It mixes the best qualities of the F style and A style mandolins into one instrument. It's very easy to play and projects very well. The looks are reminiscent of the old Orville Gibson blackface mandos made in the early part of the twentieth century." - Al Petteway