Sweet Mandolin!
Price: $1349.95 **SOLD**
Interesting instrument handcrafted by Bert Lawrence out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Mr. Lawrence built guitars, violins and a few mandolins. This example was his 3rd mandolin. It appears to be fairly well built, with solid structural condition, fair fit and finish and a very good voice. Sounds much richer than it’s modest price point.
Solid Sitka Spruce top, Birdseye Maple back/sides/neck in an blonde gloss lacquer finish with 3-ply bindings throughout, Radius Ebony fretboard, 1-3/16″ nut width, parallel tone bars, Gotoh tuning gears, Allen style engraved tailpiece and a fern headstock inlay. Also has a Birdseye Maple pickguard, which has been removed, but is included in the sale.
Strong sounding mandolin. Dry and woody. Very nicely balanced with excellent volume and a terrific chop. Big woof.
Excellent to excellent minus condition. Has some playwear below the fretboard and some superficial scratches on top. Back has some light scratching, probably from a button. Not much though. A former owner attempted to scoop the fretboard and did an amateur job. Light fretwear.
This mandolin is a little rough around the edges, but solidly constructed and sounds pretty darn good. Would be a fantastic step up from a beginner model, or a sufficient back up instrument.
Includes a hard shell case.
