Mandolins - Sydney's best range at Gladesville Guitar Factory

Mandolins

Sydney's largest range of mandolins with instruments to suit every budget starting from $349.
A-style teardrop and F-style Florentine body shape mandolins from
Washburn, Fender, Kentucky, Epiphone, and Samick "Greg Bennett"
as well as quality handcrafted instruments from Eastman, Weber, Collings
and Australian luthier Jim Williams.

We offer expert advice on sales, service, repairs, valuations and pickup systems as well as imported spare parts, accessories, tuition books, videos and a selection of string sets

Washburn - Godin - Kentucky - Ibanez - Fender - Eastman - Jim Williams - Collings - Weber
Electric Mandolins - Resonator Mandolin

Prices are negotiable - Worldwide delivery

Prices listed are the supplier's recommended retail in Australian dollars.
We use this as a guide to calculate discount and trade-in margins.

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Page up to date on January 14, 2010

	Kentucky KM-171 Mandolin $495 rrp Call for price Kentucky Artist Collection "Oval Hole" A-Model Mandolins combine the best features of traditional 1920's instruments. A bound rosewood fingerboard on a maple neck that joins the body at the 10th fret. "Snake-head" peghead design with rosewood overlay and pearl Kentucky script logo. Solid, hand-carved spruce top Solid, hand-carved maple back and sides Teardrop shape with "Oval soundhole" One piece maple neck with dovetail neck/body joint at the 10th fret Nitro-cellulose finish Bound rosewood fingerboard with M.O.P. dot position markers Bone nut High-quality, nickel-plated Gotoh tuners with engraved plate Kentucky KM-172 Mandolin $495 rrp Call for price Same as above but Honey-Amber finish
	Fender FM53s Mandolin $599 rrp Call for price Solid top A-style shape with f-holes
	Ibanez 510 Mandolin $329 rrp Call for price Spruce top Mahogany back and sides
	Washburn M1S Mandolin $369 rrp Call for price A-style shape with f-holes. Handcrafted from spruce, maple and rosewood with a solid spruce top.
	Washburn M1SDL Mandolin $399 rrp Call for price A-style shape with an oval soundhole. Handcrafted from spruce, maple and rosewood with a solid spruce top.
Eastman Mandolins "Many still believe the Chinese can’t build a true professional-grade mandolin that can be compared to an American one. I suspect they’ve never tried an Eastman." Steven Stone - Vintage Guitar magazine The experience and knowledge of Eastman Strings luthiers ensure that these instruments have the best materials and craftsmanship available anywhere. Players will search far and wide without finding a hand-made instrument with the tonal brilliance, ease of playing, and beautiful woodcraft exhibited in these instruments, at any price.
	Eastman MD505 A- style w/F-holes $995 rrp Call for price Eastman MD605 A- style w/F-holes $1295 rrp Call for price Eastman MD604 A- style Round hole $1295 rrp Call for price All mandolins are fully hand-carved Solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides Solid ebony fingerboard and an ebony fronted headstock Spirit varnish finish in antique or sunburst
	Eastman MD615 F- style w/ F-holes $1995 rrp Call for price All mandolins are fully hand-carved Solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides Solid ebony fingerboard and an ebony fronted headstock Spirit varnish finish in antique or sunburst
Jim Williams Mandolins - Handcrafted in Jervis Bay, Australia A Williams mandolin has the tone and playability that a serious mandolin player is after. Both the teardrop, roundhole model (traditionally used for Irish music) and the Florentine style (Bluegrass) are exceptional instruments at a much more affordable price point than their American counterparts. More on the Jim Williams website
	Jim Williams F-Style Mandolin $4495 The classic Bluegrass mandolin graduated to early Gibson specifications. Carved European Spruce top and Curly maple back. Florentine scroll on body and headstock. Ebony Fretboard
	Jim Williams A-Style Mandolin $2150 Tear drop, round hole Mandolin with solid carved spruce top & solid carved flame maple back and sides
Collings Mandolins Hand-crafted in Austin, TX, Collings mandolins are built with finest seasoned spruce and eastern maple. With equal emphasis placed on tone, "fit and finish" and playability, Collings strive to create a new benchmark of quality in mandolins.
	Collings MT A-Style Mandolin $3995 Tear drop shape, f-hole Mandolin with exceptional build quality, ease of playing and crisp full tone. Englemann spruce top Satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish 22 fret radiused ebony fingerboard Adjustable truss rod Tone Bar bracing Collings adjustable ebony bridge Ebony peghead overlay Bone nut Nickel tuners Collings original one-piece tailpiece

Weber Mandolins Weber instruments are built in America with solid tone woods. No wood laminates are used. They hand build our instruments the "right way", with love and attention to detail, ensuring every instrument's integrity and acoustic personality. Sound To Earth traces its origins to the Flatiron Company in Bozeman, Montana, which became a part of Gibson. The "Montana Era", of Gibson/Flatiron, is remembered for the consistent, high quality of the instruments and for the great customer service from Bruce Weber and Paula Jean Lewis. In 1996, Gibson decided to move Flatiron to Nashville and Bruce Weber, the general manager and head luthier of the Flatiron division took over the old Gibsomn factory to build Weber instruments.
	Weber "Hyalite" A-style Mandolin $2295 rrp Solid Spruce top Tone Bar Bracing Mahogany Back, sides and neck Ebony Peghead Veneer Natural Finish Brekke Adjustable ebony bridge Shaped Hardshell Case Lifetime warranty
	Weber "Gallatin" Custom A-style Mandolin $2495 rrp Custom Antique finish Solid Spruce Top Tone bar Bracing Mahogany back, ribs and neck Black bound Ebony fretboard Dual action truss rod and original Brekke bridge Deluxe Hard Shell case Lifetime warranty Weber "Gallatin" A-style Mandolin $2295 rrp Pictured - details as above but with satin finish
	Weber "Custom Vintage" A-style Mandolin $4595 Made from the oldest spruce in our stock, the Custom Vintage A has a distinctively powerful tone. We have a black one in stock with a "distressed" finish - wear marks as if it's been played for many years. Solid Spruce Top Modified X Bracing Figured Maple back, neck and peghead Ivoroid Bound Ebony fretboard Dual action truss rod and traditional Brekke bridge Shaped Hard Shell case Lifetime warranty
	Weber "Fern" F-style Mandolin Sold - more coming. The Weber Fern has abalone fern peghead design, fingerboard has a 10 inch radius, mother of pearl dots, ivory binding and a double cut-away fingerboard extension. The body has a carved spruce top with tone bar bracing. The back is carved from curly maple. Body binding is ivory, black, white with a sunburst finish.
	Weber "Yellowstone" F-style Mandolin $5995 rrp Custom model with Red Spruce top A fully carved florentine style mandolin with solid red spruce (Adirondack) top. Flame maple back and sides with tone bar bracing and ivory binding. The most popular Weber model
	Weber "Fern" A-style Mandolin $4295 Traditional A shape body with hand graduated and tuned Solid Spruce top with F Holes and hand scalloped spruce tone bar bracing. Top grade Flame Maple back, sides and neck. Ivory/Black/White bound Ebony peghead. "The Weber" script in Mother Of Pearl and Fern inlay in Abalone. Ivory bound Ebony fretboard. Dual action truss rod. Nitrocellulose Lacquer. Cast Weber Gold Tailpiece / Gold Grover Tuners, Traditional Brekke Bridge and Ebony Wood Nymph. Deluxe Rectangular Hardshell case and Limited Lifetime warranty.
	Weber "Yellowstone" A-style Mandolin Sold - another one coming Solid Spruce top with Curly Maple neck, back and sides. Ivoroid bound ebony fret board, Brekke traditional bridge and mother-of-pearl inlays. Traditional Yellowburst finish. Shaped hardshell case included.
	Weber "Sage 2 " Octave Mandolin $2795 rrp Celtic Octave A-style Mandolin. Solid spruce top with bound D-hole and X-plus bracing. Flame maple back and sides with mahogany neck and Rosewood stringer. Ebony peghead with Mother-of-Pearl Celtic diamond and weber logo. Ivory bound ebony fretboard. Dual action truss rod. Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer. Cast Weber nickel tailpiece and nickel Grover tuners. Ebony bridge. deluxe hardshell case included. Limited lifetime warranty.
Mandolin Resonators
	Recording King Resonator Mandolin $495 The Recording King Metal Body Mandolin is one of the only mandolin resonators available today. With similar characteristics to the pre-war originals, this unique model has a nickel-plated bell brass body, 10" hand-spun Continental cone and a beautiful pearloid headstock overlay. This mandolin has power, projection and style. With the Lily-of-the-Valley back engraving, this metal body mandolin looks and sounds like an antique, custom mandolin. All styles include a featherweight case.
	Nashville Resonator Mandolin $495 This is one of the most unique instruments you'll ever come across. It takes mandolin music into a whole new style of sound. Mixing the Delta Blues with Venice Romance at first might seem as sensible as mixing Pavarotti with Muddy Waters... but strangely enough this Mediterranean-Mississippi combo works like magic. The single cone Bell Brass body projects the sound of the 8 strings brilliantly, the solid Maple neck and Ebony fingerboard create a smooth and elegant feel, and details in the finish like the Pearloid headstock and Abalone dot inlays make it a very attractive instrument. For any collectors out there, this is a must have! Comes complete with deluxe foam hard case.

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