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Authentic mandolin "chop" is recognizable from the first strum, and can only be found in an instrument with a true, hand-carved spruce top. The Loar hand-carved the tops of the LM-110 to provide that real 1920's sound, but with enough vibration to still cut through in today's ensemble playing. The thin "V" profile of the maple neck fits comfortably in the player's hand and our removal of the fretboard extension beyond the 20th fret allows for easy strumming without getting hung up on the extended upper frets. The original and authentic A-model body shape is quite simply a longstanding favorite.
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Authentic mandolin "chop" is recognizable from the first strum, and can only be found in an instrument with a true, hand-carved spruce top. The Loar hand-carved the tops of the LM-110 to provide that real 1920's sound, but with enough vibration to still cut through in today's ensemble playing. The thin "V" profile of the maple neck fits comfortably in the player's hand and our removal of the fretboard extension beyond the 20th fret allows for easy strumming without getting hung up on the extended upper frets. The original and authentic A-model body shape is quite simply a longstanding favorite.
Sean
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2025
Read up online and watched videos about this brand for the instrument. Purchased it and am satisfied especially for the price.
Chris
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2024
There is not one complaint on this instrument. Frets perfect, intonation perfect, etc. beautiful wood sound.
VR
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2024
The strings arrived rusty, the body in general is perfect. The packaging quality is wonderful, it arrived on time, the problem is the rusty strings.
PSG
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2024
This mandolin is my second mandolin I have bought through Amazon. I purchased this particular instrument because a video said that it held its tuning. I have found this to be somewhat true. It most definitely stays tuned better than my other mandolin, but can still slip out of tune more often than I would like. The instrument does have a good sound and I have enjoyed playing it.
Laurie Williams
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2023
I have been extremely pleased with the craftsmanship and tone quality of this mandolin. Not only is this a great mandolin for entry level players, it’s also great for professional use at outdoor venues where you’d rather not take your high priced instrument.
Orange Crush
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2021
Update: this is a great mandolin for the price! Tuning is stabile, sounds more expensive than it was. Highly recommended. Really quite decent mandolin at a fair price. I have a bunch of great guitars, this is my first mandolin. I had played a 1920 Gibson oval hole recently and fell in love. But I didn’t want to spend a bunch of money, since it’s a new instrument to me. It took me a little time on YouTube to figure out how to set it up - how to intonate the bridge and set the action lower. As it is now I lowered the bridge quite a bit, and it played much better than it did when it arrived. It’s in tune up. the neck, and played nice. It has a charming sound, plenty of “chop” for my taste, and tonally it’s pretty rich and bright but also balanced. Obviously this doesn’t exactly compare that that Gibson, but it’s really impressive for an imported mandolin. I played the rogue one a while back and it wasn’t bad, this is quite a bit better in my estimation and worth the jump in price. Unless I start really getting into it, it will likely satisfy my needs for recording and taking it with me where I go.
LizzieVee
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2020
I love my Loar Mando. Great sound and great value for the money, especially if you are a beginner who is serious about music and you want a pretty good instrument to grow with for quite a while. I did use it out of the box but it really did need a bit of adjustment from my local luthier to fit me better and make it a bit more comfortable to play. Once he set it up by adjusting the string height etc and changed the strings, it is a joy. I play it every day and even he said it was a great little instrument. Plus, I love the look of the mando...its a very soft satiny wood look. Not shiny at all which is what I wanted. Really great product. Are there better mandos out there? Yes, but you will also pay a lot more money for them. For the couple of hundred bucks on this one, you really do get a very nice instrument for the beginner/intermediate player.
stephanie
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2019
It arrived on time and in good shape but there was no manual on how to care for the instrument. It arrived w/o a case as advertised. It is keeping its tune and because I have no other mandolin to compare it to it sounds very good to me. I had researched which instrument to purchase and so I think I got the best instrument for the price and for my needs. I also purchased a case, strap and tuner which I am also pleased with.
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