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Hybrid 10-String Mandolin/Mandola.

Currently none available, but should have another one ready by the end of Winter.


Since the Mandola turned out so nice I thought I'd try and add a little extra and combine a Mandolin with a Mandola. Actually, since the new item is really a Mandola with an E string, it probably should be called a Mandola-Lin. But that sounds funny so either 10-String Mandola or Mandolin-Dola will do for now. It may also be called a "Short-necked Cittern".

The back and sides are made of leftover scraps of highly figured Maple.

 
Scale length (from nut to bridge) is 16 inches.
The width of the neck at the nut is 1 and 3/4 inches and the width at the 12th fret is 2 inches.  

 
The neck is made of Birds-Eye Maple.


The peg-head is made of highly figured Quilted Maple  The fret board is Ebony.


The top is made of Redwood.



      ...all stained a nice dark purple-reddish-plum color called "Merlot". The tail-piece is a nice heavy chunk of bronze made by Allen Guitars.






There are now 3 videos/sound samples of it on YouTube.
No direct link from here yet, but if you copy and paste TeeJay5085 directly to YouTube,
that should take you right to my videos page.
Might be easier to copy and paste this instead:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TeeJay5085
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