1971 Martin Style A Mandolin

Overview: Martin A-style mandolins are nice pieces of kit and perfectly suited to old-time, Celtic, and folk styles. They're not at all suited to bluegrass, however, as they've got a mellower voice and shorter scale which is not all that useful for banging-on hard to get punchy volume out front when competing with banjos. 

Repairs included: Max gave this guy a level/dress of the frets and a setup. He also cleated a small hairline crack on the top near the pickguard. The current owner must have fit the nice, newer StewMac repro tuners (which are way better than the originals from this period). It's playing spot-on and ready to go.

• Weight: 1 lb 7 oz
• Scale length: 13"
• Nut width: 1 3/16"
• Neck shape: medium C/V
• Board radius: flat
• Depth at first fret: 53/64"
• Depth at seventh fret: 61/64"
• Body width: 9 1/2"
• Body depth: 2 7/8"
• Top wood: solid spruce
• Back & sides wood: solid mahogany
• Bracing type: ladder
• Bridge: ebony
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Neck wood: solid mahogany
• Action height at 12th fret: 1/16" overall (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 34w-10 lights
• Truss rod: non-adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: lower/narrow

Condition notes: There's a little wear and tear here and there in the finish with most of it confined to near the soundhole and fretboard extension on the top. There's some fine-line weather-checking to the finish here and there as well. It's all original save a missing tailpiece cover and the replacement tuners at the headstock. There's a repaired hairline crack near the pickguard on top.

It comes with: It's got a good hard case.

Consignor tag: GLNT