This instrument is intended to find out what an 8-string Mandonator(TM) might sound like. It was not built on order - meaning if you like it, you can buy it! contact me to find out more.
- Eight strings with standard 13.875" mandolin scale
- Figured walnut back and sides with Camatillo rosewood binding. The walnut came from a board my dad in his garage for a long time - it's old and stable and very pretty.
- Mahogany neck
- Ebony fingerboard
- Figured Walnut headstock veneer
- Gold Mother of Pearl fingerboard and headstock inlays
- Gold plated hardware
- Grover open-back tuners
- Cast bronze Orinco tailpiece
- Radiused fingerboard
Standard features include:
- Spherically arched back
- Spider bridge and resonator cone
- Cutaway
- Traditional F-shaped soundhole
- Maple saddle
- Bone nut

