NEW Washburn M120 Richie Owens F Mandolin Solid Top

Better bid quick!! This beautiful NEW M120 Richie Owens F style mandolin by Washburn is in very limited quantity arrived, so once they're gone it'll be months before more are available!!

 Washburn is one the TOP stringed instrument dealers in the US, and it includes a hard case valued @ $139!!!  THIS IS FACTORY NEW w/ WARRANTY, NOT A SECOND/FLOOR MODEL, and has it ALL ; sound and features. Florentine cutaway design, carved solid spruce top, rope purfling on the top edge, flamed maple back/sides/neck (w/ 24 frets), ebony fingerboard/bridge/saddle, M.O.P. inlays, Allen style tailpiece, stain/buffed gloss top & neck, wider neck, nut & string spacing, 4 inline open gear gold tuners, and it all comes in a Sunburst finish. It also comes w/ Washburns' lifetime warranty for comfort and the hard case, and even that's nice!! Bid w/ confidence! Cont US shipping is FREE, also. Please EMail w/ any questions, and read below for Washburns' official notes from their site. Thanks!!

Richie Owens was brought up in a bluegrass family and began playing Dobro when he was just a boy. By the time he was in his teens, he was building and fixing his own instruments. Today, Richie designs, builds or repairs instruments for the likes of Nils Lofgren, Ron Wood and The Dixie Chicks. He recently was on tour with Dolly Parton as a featured performer, playing mandolin on her Vintage Tour. Richie collaborated with Washburn in developing their new M-120 Mandolin.

"Since the 1920's the basic design of the Mandolin has been the same. Way back when, fiddle players and women mostly played them. This was reflected in the overall small design of the instrument. Today, more and more guitar players are picking up the mandolin. They're often looking for a bigger sound and approach the instrument with a more aggressive style. The M-120 is aimed at giving them a more comfortable, high quality instrument with a 'throatier'  tone and more volume."

Washburn has approached this new mandolin with a fresh eye. The f-style body design is deeper than traditional instruments for more volume and projection and it has a wider nut, with wider string spacing to accommodate bigger fingers. Aesthetically, the M-120 is not quite as ornate as mandolins are known to be, but still, the carved, solid spruce top and carved flamed maple back and sides make for a beautiful instrument. Washburn went with higher quality hardware, including a cast Monteleone tailpiece. As Richie said "You no longer have to wait 30 years for a mandolin to start sounding good."