Paul Shippey

mandolin maker .......................................................................handmade in the UK


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Octave mandolins : Rosewood model

European spruce, hand- carved top
Indian rosewood back & sides (flat back)

My Octave Mandolins have a scale length of 580 mm and are usually tuned GDAE (one octave below the Mandolin).
These are carved-top instruments, with excellent projection for melody playing and a strong, solid chord sound for accompanying.
Indian Rosewood is used for the back and sides, giving the instrument added tonal depth and resonance. I select the finest grades of European spruce for the top, which I hand carve to an arch of graduated thickness.
European spruce lends a richness to the sound with plenty of overtones adding character.

 

Scale length :
Width of body (max) :
Width of fingerboard at nut

580 mm
332 mm
38 mm

 

     

Ebony fingerboard and head facing
Brazilian mahogany neck
Rossette and purfling : Inlaid (handmade Shippey)
Adjustable truss rod
Gotoh mini enclosed tuners
Trapeze style tailpiece

 

 







Availablity

   

Prices

 

The lead time for this instrument is currently 7 months.

   

Octave mandolin with carved European spruce top/ Indian rosewood back and sides.


£1595.00

How to order/buy

   

Delivery

 

Contact me by email or telephone to confirm
the availability of the specific model.

To secure your order, a 20% deposit is required,
with the full balance to be paid 10 days before
the instrument is despatched.

Payment can be made by cheque, money transfer
through bank account or by International Money Order
(IMO) in pounds Sterling.

   

Delivery cost is £25 (including insurance) to UK mainland customers.
For Delivery outside the UK, please
send me an email for a quote.

 

Contact Paul Shippey

       

e-mail: >> paulshippey@hotmail.com
Tel: 01934 418999
from outside the UK, Tel: +44 1934 418999
Mobile: 07974 540967

       

 


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