1950's Jet Octave Mandolin / Double Irish Tenor - 24" Scale Conversion - $900 - (Loris, SC)

Jackson Guldan was a US company out of Columbus, Ohio that made a whole lot of violins and some well constructed parlor sized guitars that had a unique neck setup - the angle can be adjusted anytime by turning a 3/8" bolt inside the body . With that adjustable neck, a 24'" scale and trapeze tailpiece it makes it a good choice for a Octave mandolin, Irish Bouzouki - or Double tenor conversion. I've put on new Grover style tuners - a new tailpiece - new bone nut and adjustable bridge. -- The top is maple - the back and sides are maple - maple neck - even the fingerboard is stained maple. It's tuned to play in G-D-A-E and the string pairings are: 47-47 30-30 17-17 10-10 The tuning is in fifths, like a violin. If you've played tenor guitar or mandocello then chording this is like cake to pick up. -- If you ever gave up on a mandocello this one is a lot easier to handle - especially that bass pair. -- The neck is a little wider than a traditional octave mandolin - the nut is 1 9/16" inches. -- The string height is 1/8" at the 12th fret bass side - just under that treble side and it plays well there up and down the fingerboard. The acoustic quality on this little box is outstanding. It weighs less than 5 lbs, but push it hard on rhythm and it drowns out a dreadnought or a banjo - and it has a sustain that rings on and on at the end of a note. I've posted a sample on Soundcloud under Claytonaudio Ships in a new padded gig bag Length - 36" Scale - 24 1/4" Lower bout - 13 1/2" Upper bout - 9 3/4" Nut - 1 9/16" Weight - 4.5 lbs

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