Weber describes this mandola as follows: "Many players love the longer scale length of a mandola. The different sound of the 1/5th lower (than the mandolin) tuning opens new creative avenues. The maple back and sides, spruce top, our bracing pattern and the D-Soundhole, combine to produce the volume and roundness that celtic players (in particular) look for."
The specifications are: Body Size: Celtic Mandola A Top: Solid Spruce Sound Hole/F Hole: D-Hole; Ivory/Black/Ivory Rosette Bracing: Hand Scalloped Spruce; X Plus Bracing Back/Ribs/Neck: Maple Back, Ribs with Mahogany Neck Peghead Veneer: A Shaped; Unbound Ebony; Peghead Inlay: MOP Weber Logo and Celtic Clover; Fingerboard: Ivory Bound Ebony; Flat; Scale Length: 17 Inches; Nut Width: 1 1/4 Inches Fret Markers: MOP Large Diamonds Frets: .080 N/S Truss Rod: Dual Action/Adjustable; Body Binding: Ivory Top and Back; Color:Natural Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer; Hardware/Tuners:Cast Weber Nickel Tailpiece / Nickel Grover Tuners Bridge: Ebony; Replaceable Saddle Case is Deluxe Hard shell Shipping Weight: 25.00 lbs.
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