Venetian Mandolin
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Models
EM-50
- 1970-1979
- A-style body shape
- Made in Japan
Body:
- Laminated spruce top
- Rosewood back & sides
- 2 F-holes
Neck:
- Set mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with round-corner block inlays
- Open-book headstock
- 14" scale
- 1.125" nut width
Binding:
- 6-ply body binding
- 3-ply neck binding
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- Raised black pickguard with 3-ply binding
- Adjustable rosewood bridge
- Open-gear plate-mounted tuners
Colors:
- Natural
- Vintage Sunburst
EM-66
- Model EM-66/E
- 1961-1969
- Symmetrical pear-shaped body
- 8 string mandolin
Body:
- Carved spruce top
- Curly maple back & sides
- 2 f-holes
- 10.25" body width
- 1.75" body depth
Neck:
- 1-piece set mahogany neck
- Adjustable truss rod
- 13.875" scale
Binding:
- Single-ply ivroid body & neck binding
Electronics:
- Electric version with pickup (EM-66E) 1966-1969
Hardware:
- Nickel hardware
- Rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays
- Tortoise shell celluloid pickguard
- Adjustable rosewood bridge with tailpiece
- Enclosed tuners
Colors:
- Sunburst
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