Description

There are mandolins, and then there's the Collings MF5 Deluxe Varnish with a one-piece quilted maple back and a custom, fully-hand-engraved tailpiece. Phew. This is the top-of-the-line F5-style mandolin from Collings, complete with every upgrade possible. It's enormously resonant, wide-open and chimey-sounding, with a crystalline high end that will rival any Loar. The inimitable balance is perhaps the most remarkable quality of this mandolin--every note on the fretboard rings true, loud and clear with perfect articulation. For bluegrass / new acoustic players specializing in fiddle tunes with heavy melodic variations, this may be the perfect instrument. Upgraded with "Torch & Wire" peghead inlay and hand-inlaid tuner buttons. Priced with Collings' own handmade vintage-style hard case.

Specs

• Select Adirondack spruce top
• Premium one piece quilted maple back, sides and neck
• Parallel tone bar bracing
• Full high-gloss varnish finish
• Ebony peghead overlay with "Torch & Wire" inlay
• Ebony fingerboard & bridge
• V shaped neck profile
  
• 1 1/8" nut width
• 13 7/8" scale length
• 1 9/16" string spacing
• Fully adjustable truss rod
• Collings-made vintage-style hard case
• Seral No. F2072