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1979 R.L. Givens F-5 Mandolin

https://gregboyd.com/product-category... Exceptional condition. SN: 185. Nut width: 1". Legendary mandolin maker, RL Givens built about 800 handmade mandolins in 30 years between 1962 and 1992. Engelmann spruce top with highly figured Maple back, sides, and neck. Handsome red-brown-amber sunburst. Masterfully applied nitrocellulose finish is in great shape. Multiple bindings throughout, with body showing black line on top and back, and fingerboard and peghead showing black line on the side. Blackened back of headstock. Rosewood peghead overlay with beautiful pearl fern inlay in center, and R.L. Givens logo at top. Flat ebony fingerboard has pearl dot inlays. Fingerboard extension has last six frets removed and filled with ebony, for ease of playing withoug hitting frets. Original Givens ebony adjustable bridge. Original Gotoh tuners with naturally antiqu'ed pearloid buttons. Original tailpiece, bridge, and pearl nut. Rounded V profile neck. This mandolin is from the age of all handmade construction, meaning this was entirely hand-cut and hand-carved by Bob Givens and all inlays were hand-cut and hand-inlaid by Bob Givens. Even the very accurate fretting is from hand-cut slots by Bob Givens. It would be hard to find another 100% handmade mandolin with this degree of perfection. There is one spot of natural hand wear through finish on back of neck near nut. Original frets show slight denting in first position but play with no problem. Don't let the 1" width of nut scare you away... Did you know that Bill Monroe's old Gibson Lloyd Loar F-5 measured slightly less than 1". The feel is very nice; the neck profile is professional and feels "correct" for this instrument. This is an amazing mandolin with great sound. Power, playability, beauty, tone, and exceptional condition are all present in this mandolin. Comes with original rectangular hard case.