= Mandonator™ Serial #18 ===
This is a 4-string resonator mandola. It was commissioned by Dion M.
The optional features he chose are:
- 4 string mandola with 17" scale
- Khaya mahogany body with dark stain, bound with African ebony
- Boxed maple purfling
- Cutaway
- Round ebony-lined soundhole
- White Mother of Pearl inlays
- Banjo shaped headstock
- Volute
- Black Gotoh 510 Mini tuners
- Special moon and stars coverplate
- Cast James tailpiece
- Formby's satin tung-oil finish
Standard features include:
- Spherically arched back
- Nickel plated hardware
- Radiused fingerboard
- Spider bridge and resonator cone
Dion requested a dark, reddish stain. He wanted the instrument to have a vintage look.
Here's a better view of the binding and boxed purfling.
A closer view of the banjo shaped headstock.
Mandonator™ 18 in its custom case by Cedar Creek.
You can see photos of this instrument under construction on its Shop Talk page.