Product Overview
Authentic mandolin "chop" is recognizable from the first strum, and can only be found in an instrument with a true, hand-carved Spruce top. We've hand-carved the tops of the Loar LM-310F-BRB to provide that real 1920s sound, but with enough vibration to still cut through in today's ensemble playing.
The thin "V" profile of the maple neck fits comfortably in the player's hand and our removal of the fretboard extension beyond the 20th fret allows for easy strumming without getting hung up on the extended upper frets. Combine the graceful curves of an authentic F-style body, solid hand-carved spruce top, maple back and sides, nickel tuners, and D'Addario strings, and you've got an instrument that not only sounds great out of the box but also one you can hand down to the next generation of players.
The Loar is a name we take extremely seriously. It is our honor to pay respect to one of the greatest fretted instrument visionaries of all time, and to the designs of the Golden Age. This is why on The Loar acoustic archtop instruments, only true hand carved soundboards can be found. By allowing the natural strength and vibrations of unstressed fibers to drive the instrument’s sound, the sound of a hand carved top is unmatched. Laminate woods or solid woods pressed into shape will never approach the sonic reaction from a true carved top. We’re proud that every The Loar mandolin and archtop guitar has been carefully carved to bring you the best sounding instrument in its field.
All Loar models feature finely chosen components and design elements, from inlays to soundhole apertures. Today’s players want the best of the past while they create with an eye on the future, and The Loar is a perfect instrument for these players.
Features:
- Model Name: Honey Creek F-Style Mandolin
- Top: Hand-Carved Solid Spruce
- Back and Sides: Maple
- Bracing Pattern: Longitudinal Tone Bars
- Neck: Maple w/Rounded "V" Profile
- Fretboard: Revebond
- Frets: 20
- Scale Length: 13-29/32"
- Truss Rod: Two-way Adjustable
- Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1-1/8"
- Tuning Machines: Nickel with Pearl Buttons
- Finish: Satin Brownburst
- Binding: Ivoroid
- Bridge: Ebony, Adjustable
- Upper Bout: 6-3/4"
- Lower Bout: 10"
- Depth: 2-1/2"
- Body Length: 12-3/4"
- Total Length: 27-1/4"
- UPC: 840246039682
- MPN: LM-310F-BRB
