Duff Mandolins
Tony Williamson plays his Duff F-5 with Mike Marshall in Brasilia
F5 Mandolin Specs
- Top Red Adarondak Spruce
- Back, Sides & Neck : Eastern Hard Rock Maple
- Sunburst Hand stained
- Finish Spirit varnish
- Tone bars
- Top & Back Plates Tap tuned
- Neck Joint Traditional dovetail
- Fingerboard Ebony, with Mother of Pearl. dots
- Inlays: Hand cut Mother of Pearl. and abalone
- Bridge: Ebony Loar replica bridge
- Nut Mother of Pearl
- Tuners: Nickel plated Schallers Plastic tuning knobs replaced with ivoroid
- Binding:Ivoroid, triple on body, Fb & pickguard
- Single ivoroid bound peghead
Custom Options for F-5 Mandolins
- Engleman Spruce Top
- Big Leaf Maple back & sides....on request (no charge)
- One piece back: when availability of quality maple allows ........on request
- "X" bracing pattern ....on request
- Smaller, 'Monteleonie style' pickguard ......on request
- Radius fingerboard .....on request
- 'Fern' inlay .......$200
- Gold hardware .....$150
- Virzi Tone Producer ($250)
- Mother of Pearl tuner knobs ($100)
- Other options please enquire.
