Mandola, by A Lawrence Smart, built July 2001, with gold hardware, gold schaller tuners that work extremely smoothly, bound neck and body, matte varnish finish, gently radiused fingerboard, ebony pickguard, matte finish, and a Deluxe Calton hardshell case. 16 3/8 scale length. The scale is short enough so that I can do the bluegrass chop chords on it and it has its own "bark" though in a different range from a mandolin. Single notes have a nice ring and two finger chords resonate beautifully on it,

click here for a sampe of how it sounds. It was recorded to the microphone on my laptop, I am rusty on my chop chords.. Maybe I will put up a better sample in a few days.

The mandola would cost $4900 if you were to buy it new today, and the case would cost another $490.

This instrument is sold

This instrument has had all too little use, so the finish is pretty much like new! I have light strings on it now which don't do the tone justice, but are easy on my fingers.

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