Collings MF5 Deluxe Varnish Mandolin (313)

Built in very limited numbers, the MF5 Deluxe V tops our mandolin line.  Multiple black/white purflings and elegant appointments accompany our most carefully selected tone woods in an impressive display of craftsmanship. With elaborate, hand-etched inlays, a fancy engraved tailpiece, Waverly tuners with pearl buttons, and our ultra-thin varnish finish, we present to you our flagship mandolin.

Construction: F-Style
Top: Adirondack Spruce
Back/Sides/Neck: Eastern Flamed Maple
Soundhole: F-Holes
Body Binding: Ivoroid with B/W Top and Side Purfling
Fingerboard Binding: Ivoroid with B/W Top and Side Purfling
Peghead Binding: Ivoroid with B/W Top and Side Purfling
Bracing: Tone Bars
Bridge: Ebony with Adjustable Saddle
Fingerboard: Ebony with Mother-of-Pearl Dots
Nut: 1 1/8"
String Spacing: 1 9/16"
Neck Profile: Rounded V
Neck Joint: Dovetail
Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver
Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable
Peghead Veneer: Ebony with Mother-of-Pearl Collings Logo and Deluxe Flourish
Tuners: Nickel Waverly with Pearl Buttons
Scale Length: 13 7/8"
Fingerboard Radius: 5 1/2" - 11 5/8" Compound
Body Finish: High Gloss Alkyd Resin Varnish
Pickguard: Ebony with Ivoroid Binding
Tailpiece: Collings Original Tailpiece with Custom Hand Engraving
Strings: D'Addario EJ74 (.011" - .040")
Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case