The black satin features a Sitka spruce top with black walnut back and sides. The satin finish and less ornate appointments make this mandolin more affordable without sacrificing the well-balanced tone characteristic to black walnut.
| Style | A or F |
| Top | Sitka Spruce Vintage Amber Finish |
| Back | Solid hand carved black walnut |
| Sides | Black walnut |
| Neck | Three-piece black walnut with ebonized center strip |
| Bracing | Parallel |
| Sound Holes | Traditional F hole with Sohn profile |
| Scale | 13 7/8 |
| Fingerboard | Bound ebony with microdot fretboard markers; 12” radius |
| Headstock | Unbound, black, Sohn logo |
| Hardware | Nickel plated stamped tailpiece and tuners; adjustable ebony bridge with nickel thumbwheels |
| Binding | Single black binding (top only) |
| Finish | Satin |
| Case | Travelite |