Mandola



 17” scale

Salvaged makore neck and blocks 

Mahogany back and sides, spruce top with spruce bracing 

Walnut fingerboard 

Walnut and mahogany bridge, with bone saddle

Bone nut 

Finished in ruby shellac 


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