The Loar LM-520 Performer F-Style Mandolin - Vintage Sunburst

The Loar LM-520 Performer F-Style Mandolin - Vintage Sunburst

Unleash the classic "chop" and bell-like ring of a hand-carved mandolin with The Loar LM-520-VS. This F-style mandolin is built with solid, hand-carved tonewoods to maximize its acoustic potential, making it a powerful and articulate instrument for bluegrass, folk, or any genre that demands a clear, cutting voice. The solid Spruce top (often Sitka Spruce) is known for its stiffness and ability to provide a broad, responsive dynamic range and great resonance. When you dig in, the spruce top ensures your sound projects with clarity and power.

The back, sides, and neck are crafted from solid Maple. Maple is a dense hardwood that contributes to a focused, dominant tone with excellent projection and tight note separation. It provides the crisp highs and rich lows that create a balanced acoustic voice across the spectrum, perfect for cutting through a band mix. Complementing this is a Padauk fretboard, which adds rich basses and complex overtones to the mandolin's overall tone. This combination of tonewoods delivers the high-end tone, volume, and "chop" that mandolin players expect from a serious instrument.

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Highlights

• Hand-carved solid spruce top provides a broad and resonant dynamic range.

• Solid maple back and sides deliver tight, focused tones with bright, clear note separation.

• The comfortable rounded "V" maple neck profile is built for speed and stability.

• Equipped with an adjustable ebony bridge for precise intonation and a glassy tap tone.

• A premium, all-solid wood mandolin without the premium price tag, perfect for players seeking high-end tone and projection.

Specifications

• Body Wood: Solid Hand-Carved, Fully Graduated Maple Back and Sides

• Top Wood: Solid Hand-Carved, Fully Graduated Spruce (Sitka Spruce)

• Neck Wood: Maple

• Left/Right Handed: Right Handed (Implied Standard)

• Fretboard Wood: Bound Padauk (Rosewood in some sources)

• Scale Length: 13-3/4" (13.75") or 13-29/32" (approx. 13.9")

• Fretboard Radius: Flat Radius

• Fretboard Inlay/Material: Mother-of-Pearl Dots

• Neck Profile: Rounded "V" Profile

• Finish: Gloss Vintage Sunburst

• Bridge Material: Compensated Adjustable Ebony

• Nut Material: Bone

• Tuners: Grover with Pearloid Buttons

• Electronics: None (Acoustic)

• Bridge: Adjustable Ebony

• Manufacturer Part Number: LM-520-VS 

All fretted instruments receive a free complimentary professional setup. Please feel free to reach out to our knowledgeable sales staff with any additional questions!