Gallery of Mandonator™ Instruments
= Mandonator™ Serial #4 ===
The optional features are:
- Four strings with standard 13.875" mandolin scale
- Figured walnut body with Camatillo rosewood binding.
- Mahogany neck
- Ovangkol fingerboard
- Curvy, paddle shape headstock with figured walnut veneer
- Abalone heart and white mother of pearl inlays
- Nickel plated hardware
- Orrico tailpiece
- Radiused fingerboard
Standard features include:
- Spherically arched back
- Spider bridge and resonator cone
- Cutaway
- Traditional F-shaped soundhole
- Maple saddle
- Bone nut
- Glossy lacquer finish by Addam Stark of Santa Cruz
The gorgeous walnut body was made from a board that my dad had in his garage for a long time - it was old and stable and very pretty.
Ovangkol fingerboard with fancy position marker inlays
Curvy paddle shape headstock with figured walnut veneer and fancy inlays.
Here's a close up of the beautiful figure in the ovangkol fingerboard, and a few of the inlays.
You can see photos of this instrument under construction on its Shop Talk page.