The Tomkins Mandolin: The neck is bolt on birdseye maple with birdseye fingerboard, abalone block inlays, grained ivoriod/black/ivoroid bindings, Gotoh tuners, full floating adjustable truss rod at the peg head end. Bursted brown nitrocellulose finish. The body is chambered red cedar with red cedar figured cap, bound with matching neck bindings and finished to match the neck. The bridge is custom machined from brass to accept the RMC pick up system. The bridge is special machined brass with hinged cover and 'o' rings under the string mounts to cancel out behind bridge harmonics, and is finished matt nickel with etchings. The strings are .011----.038". The battery box is fitted to the back with quick change facility. The stereo jack electrosocket is fitted to the lower edge of the instrument.
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