Historic F-style Mandolin from the House of Stathopoulo
Epiphone presents the new Masterbilt® MM-40L Mandolin, a classic
f-style mandolin with an oval sound hole created in the spirit of the first generation of Epiphone Masterbilt mandolins. Featuring a Solid Spruce top, Solid Maple body, Grover® machine heads, and a traditional Masterbilt headstock in a beautiful aged gloss Vintage Sunburst finish.
The Masterbilt Tradition The Epiphone Masterbilt Collection was first launched in the early 1930s around the time Epiphone opened its legendary factory and showroom in downtown Manhattan. The showroom drew the very best jazz players of the day including a young Les Paul. Today, the Epiphone Masterbilt Collection uses those same construction techniques and materials including solid wood tops and traditional bracing.
SPECIFICATIONS
Finish
Vintage Sunburst, Aged Gloss
Hardware
Aged Nickel
Top
Solid Spruce
Body
Solid Maple
Neck
Hard Maple
Truss Rod Cover
1-layer; Black
Fingerboard
Fingerboard Inlay
Pearloid "Dots"
Headstock
Offset "Masterbilt" with Pearloid "Epiphone" script logo
Tuners
Grover® 3-in-line with Pearloid buttons
Frets
26
Nut
Bone
Nut Width
1.14" (29mm)
Scale Length
13.86" (352mm)
Strings
Loop End Bronze. .011", .016", .026"w, .042"w
Bridge
Floating Adjustable
Tailpiece
Traditional Clamshell
Binding
Body = 1-layer, Tortoise Headstock = 1-layer, Tortoise
Strap Hooks
None
Typical Weight
2.5lb
