Custom The Loar LM 520 Mandolin - Wooden Hardshell

Case and extensive setup included!

Before you buy an LM-520 somewhere else, pay close attention to the level of setup and return policy offered. There is a good reason Folkmusician is the #1 The Loar dealer.

The new hand-carved LM-520 F-model mandolin is our response to players’ requests for a value priced mandolin with more stripped down appointments yet a similar sound to our best-selling Loar LM-600 and LM-400 mandolins. 

An LM-520 setup in the Folkmusician Shop is the hands down best F-style available at this price point.

 

 The new 520 is carefully assembled in the same hand-carved workshop that gave birth to the LM-400 and 700, and have similar hand-carved, fully graduated spruce tops.  The solid maple back of each instrument is also hand carved, and the solid maple sides complete the package.  The maple neck has a comfortable rounded “V” profile finished with a rosewood fretboard.  The compensated adjustable ebony bridge and high quality vintage-style Grover tuning machines insure that these mandolins have great intonation and stay in tune no matter how hard they are played.

 Perfect for players who want a high-quality, great-sounding hand-carved mandolin but don’t need all of the bells and whistles, these minimally appointed instruments deliver the high-end tone, chop and projection the music community has come to expect from The Loar.

SPECIFICATIONS & FEATURES MODEL:LM-520 PERFORMER MANDOLIN TOP:SOLID HAND-CARVED, FULLY GRADUATED SPRUCE TOP BACK & SIDES SOLID HAND-CARVED, FULLY GRADUATED MAPLE BACK, SOLID MAPLE SIDES NECK:MAPLE W/ROUNDED "V" PROFILE FRETBOARD:BOUND ROSEWOOD HEADSTOCK INLAY:M.O.P. LOGO FINISH TYPE:GLOSS FINISH OPTIONS:VINTAGE SUNBURST TUNING MACHINES:GROVER WITH PEARLOID BUTTONS SCALE LENGTH:13-3/4" TRUSS ROD:ADJUSTABLE FRETS:29 BINDING:IVOROID BRIDGE:COMPENSATED ADJUSTABLE EBONY UPPER BOUT:6-3/4" LOWER BOUT:10" NUT, WIDTH:BONE, 1-1/8" DEPTH:2-1/2" BODY LENGTH:12-3/4" TOTAL LENGTH:27-1/4"

Product Specs

Condition:Brand New Make:The Loar Model:LM 520 Mandolin - Wooden Hardshell Finish:Wood Categories:Mandolins