A new mandolin family instrument has been added to The Music Emporium inventory:
Northfield Maple Archtop Octave Mandolin
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Northfield Mandolins has seriously upped the ante with their new carved-top, archtop guitar-style octave mandolin. These instruments are quniquely sized, with the aim of taking away some of the awkwardness inherent in the typical octave mandolin scale-length and body size. This maple-bodied octave has a deep, crisp tone that's great for vocal accompaniment and provides some added punch for melody playing. With hard case.
Video sample produced by Northfield & shows the instrument currently for sale.
- Carved Arched top made of alpine spruce (Engelmann or Italian Red)
- Flat Sides and Back - Solid Mahogany or Figured Maple
- Neck Material: Mahogany or Figured maple on based on model
- Scale Length: 559mm (22")
- Tone Bar braced
- Nut width: 35.50mm (1.40”)
- String Spacing @ bridge: 46.70mm (1.84”)
- Body length: 445mm
- Body Width at lower bout: 347mm (13.7”)
- Body Width at upper bout: 257mm (10.125 “)
- Taper of the Body - Depth @ Endpin: 80mm (3.15”) @ Heel: 65mm (2.6”)
- Ebony Fingerboard and Bridge
- Machined brass "Nugget" Tailpiece
- String Gauges: .049 .034 .022 .013 (inches)
- Nut: Bone
- Number of Frets: 19
- Tuners: Schaller or Gotoh (depending on availability)
- Finish: Shellac
- Logo: Mother of pearl
- Binding: Grained Ivoroid
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