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New Ken Smith Wide Neck Archtop A-Style Mandolin - $999 (santa rosa)
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$999.00 includes CONUS shipping and SKB hard foam case.
Carved Sitka Spruce top. Back & Sides are Figured Maple
The body was started in the 1970s by a long gone luthier. I bought it from a seller on CL who found it at an estate sale in Petaluma, CA. The sides, neck block and tail block were already assembled and the top and back rough shaped on the outside. I completed the outside shaping and carved the inside and installed the bass and treble tone bars. I hand cut the F holes. I found some maple with a very similar figure pattern and was able to lightly dye it to match the body after I had finished the neck carving. I looks great, plays easy and has very nice tonality and projection.
Figured Maple neck with Ebony head plate
Nut is 1-9/32" (33 mm) wide bone
Neck has Stainless Steel Zero Fret and Nickel Silver frets
Fretboard is West African Ebony
13-7/8" scale
Mandolin is 27" long
Body is 10-1/4" wide
Body is 13" long
Rosewood floating bridge
Brass Prucha Style tailpiece
Tuning Machines are 18:1 ratio with faux Ebony buttons
Ships in a new hard case. Demonstration video will be posted soon.
This mandolin is offered for sale locally and on other websites. Please inquire about availability before buying and paying.