Ron asked me to create this s octave mandolin for him with the “butterfly” by the neck joint area like I did on another instrument. I actually got asked by a few people to recreate this butterfly, but the funny thing is, is the original was not meant to be a butterfly. It was an abstract piece that came out that way.

Shell back Octave Mandolin

Tuned GGDDAAEE

String gauges .042, 028 .016 .011

Scale length 23

nut width 34mm

Spruce top

Cherry veneer shell back.

Roasted Maple and Mahogany neck joint.

Ebony fingerboard

Crosscut branch inlays

Pau Ferro side panel

Birds eye Maple neck

Pau Ferro and maple headstock

Spruce center piece (Shell)

Roasted Maple bridge

Pau Ferro butterfly

Buffalo bone nut

Copper side fret markers

12 radius fingerboard

Gold Evo frets

Double action truss rod

Dual piezo pickup. K& K sound, twin

Open tuners 15:1

Strap jacks

Custome artwork on body (Pyrography)

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