$450 · Modern Portuguese Mandolin - As New

This is a modern Portuguese mandolin built of all solid woods, in new condition. The tone is bright and strong, and it comes in a very good original hard case. It also includes the necessary tool for stringing those exotic looking tuners, which pull the strings tight rather than rolling them onto the usual geared shafts, a little pair of pliers combined with a cranked hook that twists loop ends on strings prior to mounting them. The company named on the label can be found online, and this model is currently listed at a price in Euros that places it over $600 in our money, before shipping. Located in Vic West.