F style

A new F style mandolin which has been revamped to early 1920's specification.


Various timbers are used in construction, figured maple and walnut for back, sides, neck, with red spruce and swiss spruce for fronts.
Macassar ebony for bridge, fingerboard, and peghead veneers.
Necks are reinforced with carbon fibre.
The mandolin with the three- piece back uses claro walnut back/sides, maple neck,
 and red spruce front.
The second mandolin has back/sides from figured english walnut, maple neck, and red spruce front.

SPEC

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Scale length 352mm (13.85″)

Fingerboard width at nut – 29mm

Fingerboard width at fret 15 – 38.5mm

Binding – Ivoroid

Bracing – Tone bars or X brace

Tuners – Nickel Gotoh

Finish – Nitrocellulose

“I’ve played many an excellent mandolin over the years, but the Vanden I bought new in 1983 has been used on stage and on all my recordings ever since.
It’s truly a mandolin for life. Can’t say more than that, really!”

Simon Mayor