1994 Alvarez A-100 Archtop Mandolin (Update)

I worked on this instrument for a local customer years ago and it's come back here in trade the same way it left, though with a bit more dust. I cleaned it up, adjusted the bridge again, and set it up again. It's still the same old all-ply, sturdy, student-level wonder-box, but it does play nicely and has a good, clean, easygoing tone with enough punch to jam with.

While this model was made from the early '80s through the '90s and with similar ones being made in the late '70s, this one was made in the early '90s with the previous owner having told me it was bought in '94 when new.

Repairs included: (previously) a fret level/dress and setup... and (now) a setup.

Weight: 2 lbs 1 oz

Scale length: 13 7/8"

Nut width: 1 1/8"

Neck shape: medium C/V

Board radius: flat

Body width: 10 1/4"

Body depth: 1 3/4" + arching

Top wood: ply spruce

Back & sides wood: ply maple

Bracing type: tonebar

Bridge: rosewood

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: maple

Action height at 12th fret: 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 34w-10

Truss rod: non-adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: lower/smaller

Condition notes: it has a mix of smaller scratches here and there in the body and mild tarnish on the hardware but otherwise it's pretty clean.

It comes with: no case, sorry.