Little by little, and now with a hard push, I have been moving all of the mandolins that I am building towards the innovations of the "X-Series" designs. This fall, I decided to go whole-hog and move the Sprite Two-Point into the X-Series too.
Here are some shots of the new Sprite 2X Two-Point to help visualize the changes to the exterior design --
Here's how the Sprite 2X fits in with the X-Series family of AX, Sprite 2X, VX, and SX --
The key traits of the 2020 X-Series designs, which are included in the new Sprite 2X Two-Point include --
- A hand-tuned, "parallel" braced, salvage-harvested Alaskan Sitka Spruce top, paired with a highly figured Maple back and neck, produce woody powerful bass, syrupy rich mids, and chiming crisp trebles across the neck. Other top and back wood choices are always available.
- The Sorensen Fusion Frame integrates all internal rim elements to unify, strengthen, and streamline the body structure.
- Waverly or Rubner tuners guarantee consistent, precise tuning.
- Stainless Steel or Gold EVO frets are polished to ball-bearing smoothness.
- Handmade bone nut and Ebony bridge are crafted for your preferred strings and string-spacing.
- Rocklite composite Ebony fingerboards, headstock veneers, and pickguards deliver the beauty of Ebony while protecting our disappearing forests. Ebony components available on request.
- Two-way truss rod provides easy neck adjustment and quick streamlined access.
- Unique 3D-printed steel Sorensen tailpiece is a rock-solid anchor with no moving parts. The custom Sorensen X-style James tail piece is available as an option.
- The Sorensen 3D Binding in Black/White/Black, and mother of pearl and abalone inlays on headstock and neck add beautiful, modern style.
- French Polished shellac over oil Varnish gives lustrous protection from a time-honored traditional finish that you can hear and feel.
- A Hoffee carbon fiber flight case gives maximum protection for every type of travel.
Steve
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