Washburn Americana Series M226SWK "A" Style Mandolin with Carved Solid Spruce Top, Solid Flame Maple Back and Sides, 22 Frets, Flame Maple Neck, Matte, Vintage

Washburn has been building mandolins since the late 1800s. Whether you're a bluegrass, Celtic or rock player, see how the addition of a mandolin can broaden your sonic pallet and add a new dimension to your music. For traditionalists, you'll find all the tone & projection you'd expect from their world class instruments. The Mandola instrument is the ancester of the modern day Mandolin. The strings are tuned in unision and it has a longer scale length then traditional mandolins, at 17 inches. It is normally tuned just like a viola, C G D and A.