The standard by which all other professional mandolins are judged.
Gibson luthiers painstakingly handcraft the F-5 'The Fern' Mandolin to replicate the 1925 original notable for its abalone fern headstock inlay. It has a tuned parallel tone bar with a carved spruce top and maple back and sides to generate that world-famous tone. A sumptuous finish, hand-engraved gold-plated hardware, and triple binding all speak to its vintage pedigree. Includes Gibson hardshell case.
Features
Body
- Body: Style F-Style
- Top: Spruce
- Back: Figured Maple
- Rim: Figured Maple
- Sound Holes: Unbound F-holes
- Top Binding: White/Black/White
- Back Binding: White/Black/White
- Overcoat: Gloss Lacquer
- Tuning Keys: Gold Grovers
- Pickguard: Bound Tortoisoid
- Bridge: Adjustable Ebony
- Bracing: Tone Bars
- Tailpiece/Cover: Gold
- Species: Figured Maple
- Profile: Rounded V
- Peghead Inlay: Fern
- Peghead Binding: White/Black/White
- Nut: Pearl
- Nut Width: 1 1/16"
- Joint: Compound Dovetail
- Joint :Location 15th fret
- Truss Rod: Single Action
- Truss Rod Cover: Gibson Bell Shaped™
- Scale Length: 13-29/32"
- Frets: 29
- Species: Ebony
- Inlays: Pearl Dots
- Binding: White/Black/White
- Extension: Yes
- Strings: Gibson Bill Monroe Medium Gauge
- Includes hardshell case