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... a sample of ... RECENTLY SOLD MANDOLINS
 
#2309

Kimble F-5 (new) Serial #208 A very responsive mandolin with plenty of bark and power. Beautifully flamed maple back, sides and neck with tobacco sunburst and ivoroid binding throughout. Deluxe Ameritage HSC

The great ingredients and specs include:

  • Red spruce top
  • Sugar maple back
  • 16" fingerboard radius
  • Mandolin fretwire
  • 1 3/32" nut width
  • Waverly tuners – silver-plated with ivoroid buttons
  • James tailpiece – silver-plated
  • Bound ebony pickguard

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#2295

Kimble 2-point mandolin (new) Style J, ser. # 207, dated 9/12. It’s a beauty and very powerful with a full rich tone. Beautifully flamed maple back, sides, and neck with ivoroid binding and a rich tobacco sunburst. Bound headstock with ebony overlay and custom fern flourish inlay, bound ebony fretboard with dot inlay, and bound ebony pickguard. Great neck and playability. OHSC Other features include:

- Red spruce top, sugar maple back
- Oil varnish finish with french polish
- 1 3/32" nut width
- 16" radius on the fingerboard
- Mandolin fretwire
- Waverly tuners, James tailpiece

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#2276

Ellis F-5 Special (new) Serial #259. A gorgeous mandolin with triple binding on both back and sides and a sunburst varnish finish to set of the fine grain spruce soundboard and well flamed back (one piece), sides, and neck. Bound peghead with ebony overlay and unique mother of pearl flower pot / fern combination, gold plated Waverly tuners with mother of pearl buttons, bound ebony fretboard with mop dots (arched with 1 1/8” nut), adjustable ebony bridge, triple bound ebony pickguard, and custom engraved tailpiece. Easy to play with great tone and powerful “bark”.  OHSC

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#2225

Kimble A-5 mandolin (used) Exc. cond. Ser. #118, Dec. 2006 A beautiful and exceptionally fine sounding mandolin from Will Kimble. Varnish sunburst finish with carved Adirondack top and very well flamed maple back, sides, and neck. Bound headstock with ebony overlay and Kimble logo and traditional flowerpot inlay, bound and arched ebony fretboard, adjustable ebony bridge, bound ebony pickguard, and custom hinged tailpiece. Nickel Schaller tuners with custom ivoroid buttons. Great action and playability with all the power of an F-5. TKL HSC 

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#2140

Martin style “E” mandolin (used 1925) Exc. cond. Absolutely gorgeous pearl bordered Martin mandolin formerly owned by Norman Blake. Fine grain spruce top with quarter sawn Brazilian rosewood back and sides. Bound and intricately inlaid peghead, bound fingerboard with diamonds and snowflake inlay, solid ivory bridge, engraved German silver tuning machines and tailpiece cover, and tortoise shell pickguard inlaid into the top. Good action and fine sound. Proper era HSC

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#2121

Collings MT-2 mandola (new) Serial # 002. Blonde. Collings has done it again with its new mandola release. Impeccable workmanship, gorgeous woods, and great tone and playability. Adirondack spruce top and super flamed maple back, sides, and neck all bound in ivoroid with purfling on top, back, sides, and along the side of the fretboard and peghead. Bound headstock with inlaid Collings logo and flourish, nickel ‘Elite” tuners with ivoroid buttons, bound ebony fretboard with dot inlay ( 1 5/16” nut), adjustable ebony bridge, and custom Collings tailpiece. OHSC

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 #2107

Ellis F-5 (new #110) Another beauty just in from Tom Ellis. As usual the workmanship is impeccable and the woods and inlay work are outstanding. A deeply flamed one-piece back with neck and sides to match and a red spruce soundboard done in a rich sunburst and varnish finish are set off with traditional ivoroid binding. Gold plated engraved "Loar" style tuners with solid mother of pearl buttons, bound peghead with Ellis logo and colorful abalone fern pattern, mother of pearl truss rod cover, bound fretboard with short extension, ebony bridge and pickguard, and heavy duty gold plated "James" tailpiece. Very easy to play with full tone and nice sustain. Fitted tweed HSC

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 #2122

Ellis A-5 mandolin (new) Just in and we couldn’t be happier with our first Tom Ellis “A” style mandolin. Very even grained Adirondack spruce top and well-flamed maple one piece back with sides and neck to match. Great playability with a slightly arched and bound ebony fretboard. Bound peghead with custom Ellis inlay and nickel tuners with ivoroid buttons. Ebony pickguard and custom hinged tailpiece. All bound in ivoroid with top and back purfling and finished in a traditional sunburst and varnish. Well balanced and powerful. Tweed OHSC

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#2229

Mowry A-5 custom mandolin (new) Ser.# 65 - 7/7/10. Amber blonde with a fine grain 30 year old German spruce soundboard (which we provided from our old stock) plus beautiful flamed maple and tortoise shell style binding throughout. Andrew’s super custom inlay work on both the peghead and fretboard, gold tuners with solid MOP buttons, gold James tailpiece with engraved Mowry logo, bound ebony pickguard, and adjustable ebony bridge. Impeccable craftsmanship and a very comfortable neck with low action and full, balanced tone and volume. A perfect match to the Mowry mandola we have (see photos) if you would want a very special matching set. OHSC case.

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#2111

Mowry F-5 (new, ser. #37, signed and dated 4/11/08) We are very pleased to get our first mandolin from Bend, Oregon luthier Andrew Mowry. Medium to wide grain red spruce soundboard and beautifully flamed maple back, sides and neck all bound in ivoroid. It has a light tobacco finish, hand stained and varnished. Exceptionally fine workmanship throughout, with the result a great playing and full voiced instrument. Bound ebony fretboard and bound peghead with Mowry logo and flower inlay. Adjustable ebony bridge, deluxe engraved tailpiece and arched fretboard with very fast action. (Don’t let the price fool you, this is a very professional instrument) Travelite case with hygrometer. 

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#2142

Kimble “H” style mandola (new) Blond and beautiful as well as powerful, well balanced and easy to play. Adirondack spruce top with super flamed maple back and sides. Bound headstock with delicate vine style inlay and Kimble logo, bound ebony fretboard with dot inlay and a gentle radius, adjustable ebony bridge, bound ebony pickguard, custom hinged and engraved tailpiece, silver plated Waverly tuners with ebony buttons, and ivoroid binding with top and back purfling. Calton HSC

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