Gold Tone octave mandolin
Gold Tone OM-800+ octave mandolin, acoustic/electric. $850.
The OM-800+ features a 22.5" scale, comfortable and familiar if you're making the switch from tenor guitar, and a bit easier to pick up if you're used to standard mandolin or mandola. It includes a passive bridge-mounted pickup. Slim neck profile with compound radiused fretboard. Built overseas, but imported and set up in Titusville, Florida.
     Arched solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides. Rosewood fretboard. Two-way truss rod, individual guitar-style tuners. Gold-plated hardware, cream binding, natural finish.
     Gold Tone octave mandolins typically retail for a thousand bucks, but who has that kind of money? Save some semolians on this one. Hardshell case included. See more photos, call 425/772-0231, or for more information. $850 plus shipping.