2012 Stanley A5 Mandolin
(Serial No. 62) Excellent condition. I'll tell you how much I like Chris's mandolins - I bought one for myself. Chris Stanley is a great picker and has owned several Loars and Ferns, so he knows tone. He's also an accomplished woodworker and luthier, so when he decided to build mandolins he had a pretty good head start. This mandolin is impressive - the fit and hand rubbed varnish finish is great, the action is easy and the tone is there. This mandolin was custom built to a client order requesting a very minimalist appearance. Its not flashy - but the mandolin is a very high quality build by an accomplished luthier. Look at that back wood of nicely flamed maple. The top is Adirondack red spruce. All high grade parts - the radiused ebony fingerboard has the frets removed to help prevent pick click, ebony fretboard and bridge, 1/8 inch nut, pearl logo, Rubner tuners, and grained ivoriod binding. Click here for a video clip of this mandolin as played by Nathan Beaumont of Brandon FL. Now, there's two camps on mandolin sound. Loars were made to play in ensembles, so they have a good midrange as well as bass and treble. Many modern mandolins are looking for a deep woody woof on the bottom, sometimes decent trebles, but usually lack in the mids. This mandolin is firmly in the Loar camp. It is a very well balanced mandolin across the strings, with a strong even response. It will cut a banjo. Yes, you have the chop but you also have the rest of the notes as well. Comes with a hardshell case.
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