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Recording King

Description

The Recording King Metal Body Mandolin is one of the only mandolin resonators available today and the instrument with the most similar characteristics of the pre-war originals. Choose from the nickel-plated bell brass finish, the nickel-plated bell brass finish, with "Lily-of-The-Valley" back engraving, or the champagne matte finish, while they last.

Nickel-plated bell brass finish
This unique Recording King mandolin has a nickel-plated bell brass body, 10" hand-spun Continental cone and a beautiful pearloid headstock overlay.

Nickel-plated bell brass finish, with "Lily-of-The-Valley" back engraving
This Recording King mandolin has power, projection and style. With the Lily-of-the-Valley back engraving, 10" hand-spun Continental cone, and a beautiful pearloid headstock overlay, the resonator mandolin looks and sounds like an antique, custom mandolin.

Champagne matte finish
This unique mandolin has a matte champagne-finish, nickel-plated bell brass body, 10" hand-spun Continental cone, and a beautiful pearloid headstock overlay.

Includes featherweight case.
Recording King RA-998 Metal Resonator Mandolin Nickel/Silver
Recording King RA-998 Metal Resonator Mandolin Nickel/Silver

Features

  • Body: nickel-plated bell brass
  • Neck: solid maple
  • Fretboard: rosewood
  • Cone material: hand-spun aluminum
  • Cone: Continental, 10"
  • Coverplate: roundhole
  • Headstock: plated Recording King logo
  • Headstock overlay: pearloid
  • Tailpiece: bell brass
  • Bridge: hard maple
  • Position markers: mother-of-pearl dot
  • Tuners: nickel-plated
  • Includes a featherweight case
  • Case sold separately

Specs

  • Nut width: 1-5/16"
  • Scale length: 14-7/8"
  • Depth: 2-1/2"
  • Lower bout: 12-3/4"
  • Body length: 13-3/4"
  • Total length: 27-3/4"

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