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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
- Tuning Keys: Gold Grovers
- Pickguard: Bound Tortoisoid
- Bridge: Adjustable Ebony
- Bracing: Tone Bars
- Tailpiece/Cover: Gold
- 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
- Species: Ebony
- Inlays: Pearl Dots
- Binding: White/Black/White
- Extension: Yes
- Strings: Gibson Bill Monroe Medium Gauge
- Includes hardshell case
The top of the mountain, the apex of mandolin design and building. Look no further, your search has ended. If you think you're ready, we have your forever instrument.
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