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The Loar mandolins are made from hand carved solid woods,representing great value.
As most archtop mandolins below a certain price are shipped from factories without much attention to the final setup,we include a basic set up which allows them to function adequately (finding correct bridge position for intonation,lowering thumb wheels for action and over all inspection). However they benefit greatly from a full set up so that you will get the full potential from the instrument.Full set up costs €90 extra.This includes dressing the frets,oiling the fingerboard,lowering nut slots,lowering and fitting the base of the bridge.SET UP WITH CUMBERLAND BRIDGE €169.
2.The Loar LM-310F €289
2.The Loar LM-520
2.The Loar LM-700-VS €975
2.The Loar LM-700-VS €975
Price : €975
Availability : Due into stock on February
Price : €975
Availability : Due into stock on February
price ex VAT export €
Price includes FREE basic set up and inspection.(adjusting the bridge for action and intonation).However they benefit from a full set up so that you will get the full potential from the instrument.Full set up costs €90 extra.This includes dressing the frets,oiling the fingerboard,lowering nut slots,lowering and fitting the base (bottom half) of the bridge.SET UP WITH CUMBERLAND BRIDGE €169.
The Loars new hand carved, nitrocellulose-finished mandolin (LM-700) is a tribute to classic design techniques. From the hand-carved, hand graduated AAA spruce top and AAA Flamed Maple back and sides to the abalone/mother-of-pearl headstock inlay, these mandolins were built to represent Golden Age craftsmanship updated for the modern era.
Carved and assembled in the Loar Hand Carved Design Workshop, then hand-rubbed with nitrocellulose lacquer for clean warm tone and powerful projection, these mandolins offer sounds that could only be previously found in instruments that were decades-old.
The Loar Hand Carved mandolin is assembled with a one-piece maple neck and bound ebony fretboard, ebony bridge and vintage-style Gotoh tuners.
The bone nut and ebony bridge allow for the singing sustain and sharp chop that professional players look for in a high-quality mandolin.
Carved and assembled in the Loar Hand Carved Design Workshop, then hand-rubbed with nitrocellulose lacquer for clean warm tone and powerful projection, these mandolins offer sounds that could only be previously found in instruments that were decades-old.
The Loar Hand Carved mandolin is assembled with a one-piece maple neck and bound ebony fretboard, ebony bridge and vintage-style Gotoh tuners.
The bone nut and ebony bridge allow for the singing sustain and sharp chop that professional players look for in a high-quality mandolin.
Top:
Solid Hand-Carved, Hand-Graduated AAA Spruce
Back & Sides
Solid Hand-Carved, Hand-Graduated AAA Flamed Maple Back, Solid Flamed Maple sides
Neck:
One-Piece Maple with Rounded V-Profile
Fretboard:
Bound Ebony
Headstock Inlay:
Abalone/M.O.P. Custom Fern
Finish Type:
Hand-buffed Nitrocellulose
Finish Options:
Vintage Sunburst
Tuning Machines:
Gotoh
Scale Length:
13-29/32
Truss Rod:
Adjustable
Frets:
29
Binding:
Ivory and Black/White Purfling
Bridge:
Compensated Adjustable Ebony
Upper Bout:
6-3/4
Lower Bout:
10"
Nut, Width:
Bone, 1-1/8
Depth:
2-1/2
Body Length:
12-3/4
Total Length:
27-1/4
5.The Loar Cumberland full set up €169
5.The Loar Cumberland full set up €169
Price : €169
Availability : Due into stock on Jan/Feb
Price : €169
Availability : Due into stock on Jan/Feb
Price includes VAT at 21%
CUMBERLAND BRIDGES ARE CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK.
Breakdown of cost;
Cumberland Acoustics mandolin bridge €79 (including VAT,import duty and shipping from USA)
Base of bridge cut down and fitted to top,string slots inserted. €45
Frets dressed,nut slots lowered, truss rod adjusted as needed,fretboard oiled €45
A well worthwhile upgrade to The Loar mandolins or any other hand carved archtop using a thumbwheel bridge,they bring out the full potential in tone.Made from high quality ebony,including accurate string compensation and small thumbwheels with proper knurl and edge radius.
Made in Nashville, USA by mandolin part specialists Cumberland Acoustics.
Available with Nickel or Gold thumbwheels.Also available for mandolins with radiused fretboards.
To see how we fit the bridge check this post on our facebook page:
6.The Loar full set up €90
