• new guitar-shaped bouzouki

• The 22" or 22.875" scale length version yields a good compromise between single-note playability and string tension and tone

• The 24.625" long scale version joins the body at the 17th fret for excellent open chord sound combined with up-the-neck playability

• Tuned GDAE either can be played as an octave mandolin

• The instrument top and back are not carved but both have a 10' radius curve to resist the considerable downward force on a tailpiece instrument

• The top arch results in a high 3/4" string height at the bridge resulting in an optimal transfer of string energy to the top

• Light weight Schaller gold mandolin 4-on-a-plate tuners are standard which results in an instrument that is not neck heavy

• The Allen cast bronze tailpiece accepts both ball-end and loop-end strings a more versatile choice of string guages

• The instrument has a Spruce or California Redwood top and a wide choice of back, sides, and neck wood