Details
This 29 years-old Flatiron F model was obviously handed around in some prestigious bluegrass mandolin circles back in the '90s, as the back was signed in felt pen by at least 8 A-list pickers including: Roland White, Mike Compton, Sam Bush, Tim O'Brien, Ronnie McCoury, etc. Other than the signatures it's pretty much original but a nice touch is the scooped fingerboard past the 20th fret. There's some light lacquer checking and pick wear to the top, plus a couple of deeper dings and a clamp mark along the lower edge (below the treble side f hole), probably from a pickup jack mount years ago. The rest of the finish shows only light surface scuffs, frets show very little wear so the previous owner had a light touch. Comes with original hardshell case.
Specs
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Back sides
Carved Maple Back
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Binding
Ivoroid
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Bracing
Tone Bars
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Bridge
Ebony Compensated
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Fingerboard
Ebony
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Finish
lacquer, sunburst on top
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Neck material
Maple
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Nut width
1 3/32"
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Scale length
14"
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Top material
Carved Solid Spruce
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Tuners
Schaller
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Year
1994
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Case type
Original Hardshell
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Serial number
94101037
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SKU
FLAPERF-94101037
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UPC
120462
