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Harley Benton HBMA-50E Mandoline VS
Electric Mandolin
Spruce top, Basswood body, Nato neck (Palaquium spp.), Blackwood fretboard (Pinus Radiata), 20 Frets, Dot fretboard inlays, Blackwood bridge,...
Harley Benton HBMA-50 Mandoline VS
Mandolin
Bluegrass series, Spruce top, 20 Frets, Dot inlays, Blackwood bridge, Cream binding
Harley Benton HBMA-100E- VS
Electric mandolin
Bluegrass series, Spruce top, 20 Frets, Dot inlays, Blackwood bridge, Cream binding, Volume and tone controls, D'Addario strings
Harley Benton HBMA-100 VS
Mandolin
Bluegrass series, Dot inlays, 20 Frets, Blackwood bridge (Pinus radiata), Creme binding, Gold-plated hardware
The Loar LM-520-VS
F-Mandolin
Arched solid spruce top, Arched solid maple back, Solid maple sides, Maple neck, Padauk fretboard, V-Profile, Bone saddle, Compensated adjustable...
Harley Benton HBMA-50E Mandoline BK
Electric mandolin
Bluegrass series, Spruce top, 20 Frets, Dot inlays, Blackwood bridge, Cream binding, Volume and tone control
Ovation MM68AX Mandoline
Electric Mandolin
Multi-soundhole, Cream-coloured body binding with herringbone inlays, Gold Grover machine heads with pearloid buttons, Ovation OCP pickup with...
Harley Benton MA-500 VS Bluegrass Series
Electric Mandolin
20 Frets, Double action truss rod, 3-Way switch
The Loar LM-310F-BRB
Mandolin
F-style, Solid spruce top, Maple neck, Ivoroid binding, 20 Frets, Grover machine heads
Luna Guitars BGM Moon A Mandolin BK
A-Style Mandolin
20 Frets, Chrome hardware, Open-gear tuners, Piezo pickup, 1 Volume and 1 tone control
Harley Benton HBMA-50 Mandoline BK
Mandolin
Bluegrass series, Spruce top, 20 Frets, Dot inlays, Blackwood bridge, Cream binding
Hamaril Mandolin Set
Harley Benton HBMA-100E- VS
Electric mandolin, Bluegrass series, Spruce top, 20 Frets, Dot inlays, Blackwood bridge, Cream binding, Volume and tone controls, D'Addario strings
Gold Tone F-6
Mando-Guitar
Slim neck profile, Dot fretboard inlays, 2-Way adjustable tension rod, Adjustable ebony bridge, Trapeze tailpiece, Black and white body binding,...
Gewa Pro Natura Mandola
Flat-backed Mandolin
Portuguese shape, Solid spruce top, Inlayed wooden pickguard, Maple neck, Slotted headstock, Acacia fretboard, Made in Europe
Ortega RMFE100AVO
Mandolin
F-Style, Solid spruce top, 50 mm Body depth, Maple neck (flamed), 2-way truss rod, 345 mm scale, Ebony fretboard, 24 Frets, Ortega Double Bow...
Ortega RMA50VY
Spruce top, Basswood body, Nato neck (Palaquium spp.), Blackwood fretboard (Pinus Radiata), 20 Frets, Dot fretboard inlays, Blackwood bridge,...
Seagull S8 Mandoline EQ Sunburst
Mandolin
With pickup, Solid spruce top, Maple bottom and sides, Maple neck, Rosewood fretboard (Dalbergia latifolia), Dot fretboard inlays, 22 Frets,...
Epiphone MM-30
Mandoline
Bluegrass series, Teardrop Shape, Solid spruce top, Rosewood fretboard, Gold-plated hardware
Recording King RAM-3-TS Mandoline
Spruce top, Basswood body, Nato neck (Palaquium spp.), Blackwood fretboard (Pinus Radiata), 20 Frets, Dot fretboard inlays, Blackwood bridge,...
The Loar LM-600-VS
F-Mandolin
Arched spruce top worked out of the full trunk, Flamed maple back and flamed solid maple sides, Maple neck, Ebony fretboard with binding, Loar...
Ortega RMAE40SBK
Electric Mandolin
24 Frets, Ortega Double Bow fretboard inlay in 12th fret, Rosewood bridge (Dalbergia latifolia), Chrome-plated machine heads, UKM-4 Electronics,...
Luna Guitars BGM Moon F Mandolin BK
F-Style Mandolin
24 Frets, Open gear machine heads, Piezo pickup, 1 Volume knob and 1 tone knob
Harley Benton MA-500 SB Bundle
Harley Benton MA-500 VS Bluegrass Series
Electric Mandolin, 20 Frets, Double action truss rod, 3-Way switch, Ebossed RockBag logo
Gold Tone GM-70+
F-Style Mandolin
Traditional fretboard inlays, 2-Way adjustable truss rod, Cast tailpiece, Open machine heads, Gold-plated hardware
Gold Tone F-12 Sunburst Satin
F-Style Mando Guitar
Dot inlays, Cream Body Binding, Adjustable ebony bridge, Trapeze tailpiece, Open machine heads, Pickup under the bridge, Tuning E-A-D-G-B-E,...
Gibson Doyle Lawson Mandolin
F-style Mandolin
Doyle Lawson Signature Model, With F-Holes, Tone Bars Bracing, 21 Frets, "Floral" inlays the headstock, Adjustable ebony bridge, Gold plated Grover...
Gibson F-5L The Fern Mandoline
Mandolin
F-style mandolin, Spruce top, F-Holes, Tone Bars Bracing, Rounded V maple neck, Ebony fretboard, Fern inlay in the headstock, 29 Frets, Adjustable...
Gibson F-5G
Mandolin
Spruce top, Maple neck, Rounded V-profile, Rosewood fretboard, F-holes, Tone bar bracing, 29 Frets, Adjustable ebony bridge, Nickel-plated Grover...
Thank You, Orville Gibson
Mandolins are stringed instruments that trace their ancestry to a mandola, an Italian musical instrument. They have four pairs of strings and are often compared to the violin on account of their early design and the way their strings are tuned.
However, this is where the similarity between the two instruments ends. The mandolin, unlike the violin, has a fretted fingerboard, and is unable to sustain a musical note for long which is the high point of a violin.
Mandolists are therefore forced to make use of tremolo to sustain long musical notes.
Mandolins Are Not Violins
Traditionally, the mandolin was round or bowl-back, a style that is popularly known as Neapolitan. However, the modern version is flat-top, and the credit for developing this kind goes to Orville Gibson. He developed two clear styles in the early 20th century - both influenced by the violin.
They are the A-style mandolin, a tear shape and the F-style with a scroll near the neck and two points. Each style is available with two different kinds of sound holes: oval shaped or F-shaped. Both these musical instruments have arched tops and backs.
The Gibson mandolin came to be known as the Bluegrass mandolin, thanks to Charlie Monroe, the great mandolinist of 1930s whose band was known as the Bluegrass Boys. Charlie, who used an F-style and played it fast and furious.
Besides Bluegrass, mandolins have another popular form, the folk mandolin with a large and deep body and round sound holes. The tops and backs of these are mostly flat, and rarely arched.
Mandolins have also been used in jazz and classical styles of music, fascinating some great musicians. Among the famous names who composed music for mandolins are Ludwig van Beethoven, W. A. Mozart, Antonio Vivaldi, and Igor Stravinsky.