Weber Bitterroot A Style Octave Oval Hole Mandolin Light Faded Leather Burst

The Bitterroot series is a beautifully traditional and minimalistic instrument. Players love the silky satin finish, ivory bound top and Buckskin color that gives this series a distinctive visual appeal. The Bitterroot mandolin A is an exquisite traditional, minimalist mandolin - and if you want a custom mandolin, the Bitterroot is the place to start. (The Bitterroot is the model most often customized by Weber aficionados.) Whether you customize or order as is, simply bring your talent and enjoyment of music to any setting, and let the Bitterroot do the heavy lifting. Players love the silky satin finish and the ivory binding that give this mandolin distinctive visual appeal. Combine the playability of the radiused fingerboard, the bluegrass muscle of the tone-bar braced, aged-Sitka top, along with the elegant traditional aesthetic, and you get one of the best, most affordable and customizable mandolins on the planet.(The Bitterroot is Montana`s state flower, whose fleshy roots were used extensively as food by the Native Americans, Lewis and Clark, and the pioneers and mountain men that followed. The Bitterroot Mountains follow the border between Idaho and Montana.)Bitterroot A Mandolin Specifications:Body Type: Traditional ATop: Hand Graduated and Tuned Solid Sitka SpruceBracing: Tone Bar on F hole Models X Brace on Oval or D HoleNut Width: 1 1/8 or 1 3/16 InchesPeghead Veneer: Unbound Ebony Tapered A-StylePeghead Inlay: MOP Weber Script & KnotFingerboard: Black Bound 10" Radius EbonyFret Markers: 6mm MOP DiamondsFrets: .080Body: Binding IvoryColor: BuckskinFinish: Satin Nitrocellulose LacquerTruss Rod: Dual-Action AdjustableBridge: Weber Traditional BridgeTuners / Hardware: Nickel Grovers/Nickel TailpieceScale Length: 14 inchesCase: Deluxe Shaped HardshellCrafted In Bend, OR USA