Hopf Mandolin Orchestra MAF 36

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Mandolin

Concert instrument with a great volume
Sensitive response and easy to play
Traditional roundback mandolin with a large, powerful sounding body
Top made of fine mountain spruce
Maple body
Ebony fretboard
Spanish cedar neck (Cedrela odorata)
Scale: 33.5 cm
Fretboard width at the 1st fret 30 mm, at the 10th fret 39 mm
23 Frets
With Thomastik Nr: 154 medium strings

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Available since July 2017
Item number 417240
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Design / Type / Model Round Mandolin
Top Spruce
Body Maple
Neck Zedrele
Fretboard Ebony
Number of Strings / Chords 8 / 4
tuning g, d, a, e
Tuners Guitar Tuners
scale-length 335 mm
Incl. Sleeve protector Yes
pickup included No
Including Case No
Including Gigbag No

2.380 €

All prices incl. VAT

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An excellent German bowl back mandolin....without the 2-7 year wait!

Ian C 01.06.2019

I was looking for a modern bowl back mandolin in the style of the German 'Seiffert' models. Unfortunately these instruments are not widely available, most being custom builds, from a small number of luthiers, who have waiting lists from 2-7 years. By chance I happened to see a video of an accomplished mandolinist playing the Hopf MAF 36. I loved the both the style and the sound of the mandolin so I contacted the musician to ask his overall opinion of the instrument. He said it was 'A superb instrument, sounding as good as instruments that cost much more'. So I bought the MAF-36 from Thomann (who had the best price I could find) and I am delighted with it. The MAF-36 is an extremely well made, beautiful mandolin, producing a clear, powerful sound and it is significantly more affordable than custom build models. Note: You may also need to think about buying the Hopf case, which is specially made for this instrument, as the bowl of this mandolin is too large to fit in most generic cases.

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Un bel instrument

bachsib 06.12.2018

Instrument reçu dans de bonnes conditions, aucune difficulté de paiement ou d'acheminement.
La Hopf est un instrument très agréable d'utilisation, et esthétiquement très réussi. Le réglage est parfait (J'ai juste baissé un peu les cordes en travaillant le chevalet). Le son rond et perlé doit permettre à un soliste de s'exprimer. Je suis très satisfait de cet achat qui remplace la mandoline de mon enfance. Cordialement.
JLuc Saint-Jouan