“This instrument is a beautiful piece of work” - Bill P.
This is a beautifully crafted, impeccably balanced classic F-style mandolin, with the distinctive swirling scroll at the top and the two extra points down the other side.
And it comes in a choice of two glossy finishes, in either Sunburst or Natural Wood.
When Orville Gibson created his famous mandolins at the turn of the 20th century, the A-style was the more basic model, and the F in the F-style was for ‘fancy’, because of the elaborate handiwork required to produce it.
Today, the F is for Florentine (and A is for artist) but the result is the same. An F-style mandolin is a more ornately crafted instrument that’s had more work put into it, and is one that produces its own particular sound.
An F-style tends to be louder and brighter, with a punchy quality that means you can really get it to stand out when playing as part of a group.
It’s come to be associated with Bluegrass, but that’s really only because of Bill Monroe’s passion for his Gibson (Loar) F-5.
You’ll fit in just as well at an Irish trad session when you take out an F-style mandolin that sounds as distinctive and impressive as this one does.
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“A well built and beautiful instrument that sounds great with easy action.” - Anthony W.