Although based on the Florentine mandolins of the pre-1920’s, the Classic 18 oval hole mandolin features “X” bracing and an extended fingerboard over the body with a longer scale.
| Specifications | Classic 18 |
| Style | A or F |
| Top | Hand carved spruce top |
| Back | Solid hand carved curly maple |
| Sides | Maple matching back |
| Neck | One-piece maple |
| Bracing | “X” |
| Sound Holes | Oval with ivroid/herringbone rosette |
| Scale | 13 7/8 |
| Fingerboard | Ebony with pearl dot and diamond inlay |
| Headstock | Ebony with fleur dis lis inlay |
| Hardware | Traditional tailpiece; nickel plated Golden Era tuners; adjustable ebony bridge with nickel thumbwheels |
| Binding | Single ivroid binding (top only) |
| Finish | Back and sides rich brown; top choice of black, blonde or sunburst; lacquer |
| Finish | Fiddle cut Ebony overlay with hearts and flowers pearl inlay |
| Case | Hard-shell |