VG-EC except has been refinished and needs work (repair top crack at bass side below bridge, high action, restring, set up, etc.
EC, 16-1/8" lower bout, gloss natural finish, solid koa top back and sides, tortoise plastic-bound body, b-w-b-abalone-b-w-b top purfling, rounded cutaway, 14 fret mahogany neck, 20 fret ebony fingerboard with pearl inlay at 12th fret, black headstock overlay with pearl Alvarez logo and 2 abalone diagonal line inlays, gold Gotoh tuners with amber colored buttons, abalone / tortoise plastic soundhole rosette, ebony bridge with individual saddles, System 600T MK II pickup / preamp system, clear plastic pickguard, 1-11/16" nut, 25-1/2" scale, made in Japan, on consignment, with OHSC (black linin
Very nice A-model mandolin from independent luthier, Takeshi Iwamoto, of Tokyo, Japan. Traditional A-body with flame maple back & sides, Sitka spruce top with F-holes, flame maple neck, profiled ebony fretboard with extention and pearl dot inlay, adjustable ebony bridge, gold tailpiece, gold tuners with pearloid buttons, ornate peghead inlays, triple bound top, sides, back, neck and peghead, rich red-brown full sunburst finish, big sound, includes teardrop shaped rigid foam hardshell case.
CLEARANCE PRICED! Solid American AAA Sitka spruce top, solid AAA Indian rosewood back & sides, 1-piece mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, bone nut & compensated saddle, rosewood bridge, nickel engraved tuners with ebony buttons, all-wood binding & multi-colored purfling, fancy inlaid rosette, 650mm scale & 52mm (2.05") nut width. Made in China.
