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Oval No. 13
A simple mandolin with X braced top and back. The top wood is Fir but I can't be more specific than that being that it was reclaimed from a packing crate stored for forty years in my neighbors basement. It is beautiful wood, incredibly close grained, stiff and responsive and I've used it in a number of flat top (15' Radius) instruments.
Soundboard
Salvaged Fir (likely Abies procera or Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Backboard
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Rim
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Neck
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Neck Reinforcement
Carbon Fiber
Fingerboard
East Indian Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
Scale Length
13 7/8"
Tuning Machines
Rubner
Tailpiece
Basic
Width at Nut
1.141"
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