Collings MF5 Deluxe Varnish Mandolin (341)

Built in very limited numbers, the MF5 Deluxe V tops Collings' 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 ultra-thin varnish finish, we present to you Collings' 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 w/ adjustable saddle
Fingerboard: Ebony w/ MOP 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 w/ MOP Collings logo and deluxe flourish
Tuners: Nickel Waverly w/ 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 w/ ivoroid binding
Tailpiece: Collings original tailpiece w/ custom hand engraving
Strings: D'Addario EJ74 (.011" – .040")
Case: Deluxe hardshell case