How thick is your mandola, etc?

[leathermarshmallow]

Could someone tell me the average thickness of a mandola, etc. For instance, I believe that the average thickness of a mandolin is a little less than two inches. What is it on the bigger instruments?

Thanks.

[catmandu2]

I think you'll find that there's more variation in mandolas than just about any instrument. Scale length ranges considerably, as well as all nomenclature with the instrument. Perhaps, first determine what KIND of mandola you are thinking of (i.e., scale length, body style), etc.

[allenhopkins]

No Help At All Dept.:

I have a late 19th-century Washburn bowl-back mandola; it's 7 1/2 inches deep at the deepest part.

I have a 20 1/2 inch scale Sobell in mandola tuning; it's 4 1/8 inches deep.

I have an Eastman 615 mandola; it's 2 1/2 inches deep.

The Eastman is the most like your mandolins in construction, I guess -- like a large-sized F-model. But I second the previous post in the opinion that there's quite a bit of variation, as the different measurements I made suggest.

[leathermarshmallow]

Thank you for your replies. I know absolutely nothing about cboms and very little about mandolins.

[Bob Wiegers]

you might want to surf around at some of the usual dealers and such, as most ads have dimensions