The Gold Tone Mandola delivers that warm, resonant voice that sits perfectly below mandolins and fiddles in Irish sessions, with a solid spruce top and thoughtful design features that outclass typical budget mandolas. This instrument is brand new and ships in factory-fresh condition. This instrument is professionally set up at Gold Tone's factory in Titusville, Florida and ships directly from Gold Tone. - Top: Solid spruce - Back and sides: Mahogany - Neck: Mahogany - Fingerboard: Rosewood with snowflake inlays, 20 frets - Scale length: 17-1/16" - Nut width: 1-1/4" ZeroGlide nut - Tuners: Sealed guitar-style tuners - Tailpiece: Cast brass - Tuning: CGDA in four double courses - Pickup: Built-in transducer pickup - Finish: Natural high-gloss with chrome-plated hardware - Includes: Gig bag Geoff Hohwald is the author of The Banjo Primer, the #1-rated beginner banjo method, and has been an authorized Gold Tone dealer selling instruments since 1980. Free shipping. 7-day satisfaction guarantee. Call Geoff at 404-218-8580.