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The Collings MT2 Mandola

By Mandolin Cafe
January 9, 2010 - 3:00 pm

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Collings MT2 Mandola

Collings MT2 Mandola

Austin, Tx. — Collings Guitars and Mandolins has announced the creation of their new MT2 Mandola which will be on display at this week's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, January 14 - 17, 2010.

The MT2 Mandola adds to their existing line of acoustic A and F model mandolins.

Specifications:

Select Adirondack spruce top
Premium maple back, sides and neck
Full high-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Grained ivoroid binding on body, neck and peghead
Black/white purflings (top/back/side)
15.9" Scale Length
22-fret radiused ebony fingerboard
Adjustable truss rod
Tone bar bracing
Collings adjustable ebony bridge
Mother-of-pearl Collings logo
Pearl dot fingerboard inlays
Ebony peghead overlay
Flourish peghead inlay
Bone nut
Collings original one-piece tailpiece
Nickel or gold tuners

Suggested retail is $4,000 including hardshell case.

Future plans include adding oval hole and satin versions later in 2010, with the possibility of an F version.

Additional information:
Collings Guitars and Mandolins

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Reader Comments

scapier
January 09, 2010 03:36 PM
OH dear, I might need that. Maybe an F style might need to wait a bit....
Andrew DeMarco
January 09, 2010 03:55 PM
Yeooooo wowwwie -- sound clips? Do want.
Glassweb
January 09, 2010 04:35 PM
Good move on Collings part... this will, I believe, take the mandola's audience to the next level. Calling Tom Ellis, calling Tom Ellis... mandolas please!
MMDavis
January 11, 2010 12:06 PM
Beautiful!!!!!
Tone Monster
January 11, 2010 12:59 PM
Woweeeeeeezoweeeeeeeee
sgarrity
January 11, 2010 08:32 PM
Beautiful!! I'm holdiong out for an octave though!
BobMcC
January 12, 2010 05:09 AM
Can't wait to try one!!
FarewellDrifter
January 14, 2010 03:13 AM
Wow. Was going to do the oval hole, but now holding out for this one.
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