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F-5L "The Fern" Mandolin

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Overview

The standard by which all other professional mandolins are judged.

Gibson luthiers painstakingly handcraft the F-5 'The Fern' Mandolin to replicate the 1925 original notable for its abalone fern headstock inlay. It has a tuned parallel tone bar with a carved spruce top and maple back and sides to generate that world-famous tone. A sumptuous finish, hand-engraved gold-plated hardware, and triple binding all speak to its vintage pedigree. Includes Gibson hardshell case.

Features

Body

Body: Style F-Style
Top: Spruce
Back: Figured Maple
Rim: Figured Maple
Sound Holes: Unbound F-holes
Top Binding: White/Black/White
Back Binding: White/Black/White
Overcoat: Gloss Lacquer

Hardware

Tuning Keys: Gold Grovers
Pickguard: Bound Tortoisoid
Bridge: Adjustable Ebony
Bracing: Tone Bars
Tailpiece/Cover: Gold

Neck

Species: Figured Maple
Profile: Rounded V
Peghead Inlay: Fern
Peghead Binding: White/Black/White
Nut: Pearl
Nut Width: 1 1/16"
Joint: Compound Dovetail
Joint :Location 15th fret
Truss Rod: Single Action
Truss Rod Cover: Gibson Bell Shaped™
Scale Length: 13-29/32"
Frets: 29

Fingerboard

Species: Ebony
Inlays: Pearl Dots
Binding: White/Black/White
Extension: Yes
Strings: Gibson Bill Monroe Medium Gauge
Includes hardshell case

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F-5L "The Fern" Mandolin

The standard by which all other professional mandolins are judged.

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