Davidson The 'Bear Claw' Figured Spruce & Maple Mandolin with Case - Commission Sale
Hand built model by Phil Davidson from all solid timbers ...Bear claw spruce top, curly maple back & sides
Supplied by Eagle music originally in 2006 and a full setup with new strings
Used. Very good condition. Supplied with an Ozark hard case.
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Description
Another deluxe hand built mandolin from Britains world class luthier Phil Davidson. One of the finest hand built mandolin in our listings. The Phil Davidson ‘Bear Claw Maple’ Mandolin is built to a high specification from the best quality hand selected timbers.This mandolin is braced and toned with the secrets of a master builder ... The volume & tone of this instrument is loud, bright and clear coupled with a warm but powerful sound. A pleasure to play ... Quality Gotoh plate geared tuners enhances the balance and feel of this quality mandolin.
The Body Assembly… The back and sides are built from solid hand selected curly maple, the back of the body measures 260mm (10.25”) x 340mm (13.375” attractive lace-wood binding and black and white purfling protects the front and back joints. The depth of the body is 51mm (2”). The carefully selected soundboard (top) is built from bear claw spruce. A fixed height rosewood bridge with a ‘Corian’ compensated saddle is fitted to the soundboard for maximum transmission of sound. The tailpiece is an 'A' style nickel plated type with slide off cover, it is designed to accept loop end strings.
Neck Assembly… The neck is built from five pieces of timber in walnut and birds-eye maple, precisely profiled for ease of playing; it has an internally fitted adjustable truss rod. The rosewood fingerboard is fitted with nineteen nickel silver frets precisely positioned, honed and polished. Pearl dot markers are inlaid at the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th & 15th frets …small cream side position marker dots are inlaid in the side of the rosewood fingerboard at the same positions.
The fingerboard has a fast smooth action. The precisely cut nut is made from natural bone. The ‘snake-head’ shape headstock is faced with rosewood and inlaid with a mother of pearl Davidson ‘D’ and ‘leaf’ insignia. The oval truss rod cover is hand crafted from rosewood. A set of Gotoh precision geared plate tuners are fitted for positive, trouble free tuning. Finish: Natural gloss
Scale Length: 352mm (13.85”)
Width at nut: 30.00mm (1.181”)
Overall Length: 635mm (25.00”)
Weight Approx: 0.879kg (1lb 15oz)
Specification
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Product Type
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mandolin
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Mandolin Type
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Mandolin
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Body
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Body Shape
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A-Style (Teardrop)
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Body Soundhole Shape
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Oval-Hole
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Build Type
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All Solid
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Instrument Top
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Spruce
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Hand Carved
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Yes
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Body Binding
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Yes
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Tailpiece
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Phil Davidson
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Bridge
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Rosewood
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Neck
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Neck Material
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Maple
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Fretboard
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Rosewood
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Nut Material
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Bone
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Nut Width
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1 3/16" (30mm)
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Truss Rod Fitted
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Yes
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Scale Length
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13 7/8" (352mm)
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Headstock
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Headstock Type
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Solid
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Tuning Pegs
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Gotoh
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Tuner Buttons
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Cream plastic
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Finish
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Finish
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Gloss
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Other
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Right or Left Handed
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Right Handed
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Supplied with Case/Gig Bag
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Hard Case
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Country of Manufacture
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Used Status
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Availability
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Available
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Used Instrument
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Used
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