Trinity College TM-325 Standard Celtic Octave Mandolin with Hardshell Case – Natural Top
The Trinity College TM-325 Octave Mandolin is designed for traditional Celtic music though they are used un a wide variety of other styles as well.Top quality , all solid wood construction. The traditional style body is complemented by an elegant snakehead peghead with distinctive abalone inlay in the black and white overlay. This fine instrument has a Natural Finish
Product Features
- Solid Sitka spruce top with round soundhole provides that bell-bright attack and distinctive Celtic sound
- Solid maple back and sides produce crisp high notes and resonant mid range tones
- Slim mahogany neck offers fast, easy action and inherently long-lasting stability
- Choice East Indian rosewood fingerboard ensures silky smooth playability
- Elegant abalone Celtic design peghead inlay for a traditional look
- Includes hardshell case for easy storage and transport
- To learn more, please see our Product Description below
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As noted in another review, this came without set-up … As noted in another review, this came without set-up, i.e., bridge was included but not fixed and adjusted. I took it to a luthier for set up, and he found that the several frets were high and needed leveling. As he was setting up the instrument, one of the string tabs on the tailpiece broke and a second was starting to bend. As of right now I’m spending $150 for fret leveling and setup, and another $25 for a new tailpiece with a ten day waiting period for the tailpiece. I have yet to play this…
Nice OM, but lacking instructions and case The Trinity College octave mandolin is an excellent instrument for the price, but buyers need to aware of some basic flaws purchasing through Amazon. First of all the sound hole opening was not oval, but round. No biggie, but an inconsistency in the description. No case. The mandolin arrived “unassembled” in that the bridge was not installed. I know that mandolins have floating bridges, but there were no instructions on how to set the bridge/intonation. I knew how to do that, but I’m sure…