This mandolin has a handful of unique features that set it apart from Northfield's Standard Series including a master grade Italian spruce top, premium maple back, sides, and neck, spirit varnish finish, and Nugget tailpiece.
Sides / Back / Neck: Premium carved figured maple (3 Piece hard maple neck)
Top: Master grade Italian spruce
Inlay Material: Mother of Pearl
Nut Material / Width: Bone / 1.125” (28.6mm)
Tuners: Gotoh with black buttons
Fingerboard Material / Radius: Ebony / 5.7" (145mm) at nut, 7.7" (196mm) at 20th fret
Bridge Material: Ebony
Binding: Single-ply brown tortoise, top-bound only
Pickguard: Abbreviated brown tortoise
Tailpiece: Nugget® designed by Mike Kemnitzer
Finish Material: Spirit varnish
Finish Color: Sunburst
Strings: Northfield Medium Phosphor Bronze
Case: Slate Grey Airloom "Recurve"
All instruments from the Old Town School Music Store are professionally inspected and set-up before shipping, and directly support the missions, programs, and continued growth of the Old Town School of Folk Music.
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