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Listen to Martin Reese play his A5

• A shape, F sound holes
• Preferred timbers for this model are Red Spruce top Tasmanian Myrtle or European Maple back and sides, or European Spruce top.
• Hardshell case is included
• Ebony fingerboard with abalone dots, radiused to 12"
• Neck width at the nut 30mm
• Wooden tuning knobs (Ebony, Gidgee or Ironwood)
• Wooden bindings and pickguard
• Modified Brekke bridge
• Engraved James tailpiece
• Loud, crisp, but sweet sounding with slightly less emphasis in the bass than oval soundhole mandolins..  Excellent projection.
• A Coombe A5 is not a bright, aggressive sounding bluegrass cannon.  It is designed to be a very good general purpose mandolin, with some of the sweetness, warmth and sustain of the oval hole models, but with an F hole sound, and with the typical characteristics of an F hole mandolin - i.e. foreward projection, large headroom and deep rich throaty tone.  I have recently redesigned this instrument so it is structurally completely different from the oval hole mandolins.  Different body, different arching and graduations, different bracing and longer neck, a true F soundhole mandolin.  The result has been improved tone and responsiveness which is up there with the very best of the F soundhole mandolins.  My reputation has mostly been built on my oval hole mandolins, but these A5s are every bit as good.  I play one myself as my own personal instrument and I love it.  The picture is of a recent instrument.  Some of the other pictures on this site are of my older A5 mandolins.

Many options are available.  Each instrument is tailored to each individual customer.  Email me for more information.