Gold Tone M-800+ Octave Mandoline

Octave Mandolin

Arched top: solid spruce
Back & sides: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany
Fretboard: Blackwood
21 Frets
Snowflakes fretboard inlays
2-Way adjustable truss rod
Scale: 571 mm
Nut width: 31.7 mm
Compensated Blackwood bridge
Cast tailpiece
Celluoid binding
Sealed Guitar Style tuners
Bone nut
Tuning: G-D-A-E
String gauges: .016, .020w, .035w, .050w each doubled
Gold-plated hardware
Colour: Natural glossy
Includes case

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Available since April 2021

Item number 513057

Sales Unit 1 piece(s)

tuning G2, D3, A3, E4

scale-length 571 mm

gigbag included No

pickup included Yes

13.590 kr

Free shipping incl. VAT

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4.3 / 5

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Quality instrument let down by a few details

HarperJ 06.08.2024

The mandolin is nicely made, but I've found a few problems that have spoiled my initial experience:
* the strap pin is huge, and doesn't easily fit a strap, even one I specially ordered from the USA
* the strap pin contains the output jack, but the jack is deeply recessed and doesn't positively connect
* the output signal is thin and lacks depth. It might be an impedance problem, but combined with the poor jack design, it's pretty much unusable.
* as noted by other reviews, the factory supplied strings are very high tension, so had to be replaced straight away.

As I type, the instrument is in a queue to be worked on by my local luthier - not what I expect with a new instrument. There are some good points - the acoustic sound is very good, the arch top is attractive, and the other hardware is good quality. The included hard case is good too.

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Mandohand 07.01.2022

Erster Eindruck beim Entnehmen: sehr schönes Instrument. In dieser Preisklasse wie zu erwarten mit passendem Koffer. Nach dem Stimmen sofort bespielbar. Der Klang ist einwandfrei und lädt zum Schwärmen ein. Mit passenden Saiten sogar noch zu steigern.
Die Verarbeitung wirkt sehr gut. Einzige Anmerkung - Lackierung am Übergang Schallloch - Hals etwas dürftig. Aber kein Grund zur Rückgabe.
Das „Ding“ wird mir hoffentlich lange Freude bereiten.

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Octave Mandoline M-800 de très bonne facture

plemou35 23.12.2021

Belle réalisation, de fabrication chinoise, très soignée et lutherie bien réalisée avec sa table bombée et son étui rigide de bonne facture.
Manche assez fin facile à jouer . L'instrument est livré monté avec des cordes bronze à tirants très durs ! C'est donc difficile à jouer ! Commandez aussitôt des cordes à boucle 13 20 34 44 light (pour un accord GDAE) . Avec ce montage vous découvrirez alors un son cristallin bien équilibré et sonore . L'instrument possède son système de pick up intégré, juste à insérer le jack par l'arrière . Pour une utilisation maximale amplifiée je vous conseille de passer par le pré-ampli ART TUBE V3 à lampe. Cette octave mandoline est idéal pour les amateurs de musique irlandaise aussi bien en accord ou en mélodie .