Giovanni Carbone
Giovanni Carbone 1900's mandolin
€390
Beautiful Giovanni Carbone brand mandolin, made in Naples at the beginning of the 20th century.
With a head reminiscent of that of Raffaele Calace, this mandolin also has an atypical rosette and clean plate design.
Technical characteristics :
- Top: Spruce
- Back: 21 rib rosewood
- Neck: Rosewood veneer
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Width at nut: 26 mm
- Radius: Flat
- Frets: 22 frets
- Scale: 330 mm
- Profile: Neapolitan
- Pickguard: Rosewood
- Country of manufacture: Italy
- Year: 1900's
- Finish: Natural
- Decorations: Maple-ebony bindings on the soundhole / Rosewood top border / White mother-of-pearl fingerboard markers
- Details: Very good condition / Delivered without case
The sound is typical of Neapolitan mandolins, with a nice timbre, beautiful harmonics and good projection.
Like all our instruments, this mandolin is fully restored and perfectly playable.
It has a particularly pleasant playing comfort.
In very good condition, as visible in the photos, with a low action and pleasant playing, this mandolin is perfect for amateurs wishing to buy a period instrument with good value for money.
