Washburn M3SWK Florentine Cutaway Mandolin (Natural)

by Washburn

Product Features

• Florentine cutaway design Carved Solid Spruce top Book matched solid maple back and sides Maple neck Bound rosewood fingerboard Stain/buffed gloss top Stain/buffed gloss neck Rosewood bridge 4 inline open gear gold tuning machines

Product Details

• Item Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 15 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002ZL1EW
• Item model number: M3SWK
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,351 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Florentine cutaway design Carved Solid Spruce top Book matched solid maple back and sides Maple neck Bound rosewood fingerboard Stain/buffed gloss top Rosewood bridge NEW Allen style tailpiece 4 inline open gear gold tuning machines

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm happy, October 24, 2011

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Happy-Pick'n - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Washburn M3SWK Florentine Cutaway Mandolin (Natural) (Electronics)

I think that the other reviews cover it... I'm very impressed with the over all instrument and case. After about 10 minutes of setup and tuning I was up and playing. The only other thing I can recommend is replace the factory strings with a decents set of Martins... (Your fingers will thank-you...) Check out "DerFest" on Facebook you may get to see and hear mine one day.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great mando for the $, October 19, 2011

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R. Vogt "Robert" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Washburn M3SWK Florentine Cutaway Mandolin (Natural) (Electronics)

- Overall: As other review stated, all solid wood carved construction gives this mando nice, clear tone. I think it's a great instrument for the enthusiast and I wouldn't be ashamed to take it on stage. Very happy with it overall.

- Fit and finish: 8 out of 10. Overall finish is well done, though on mine there's some noticeable imperfections in the finish and the binding around the neck and nut. A few frets high up the neck were sharp on the edges and needed to be filed down. Also would have liked the F-holes to be finished. Mine came with a few cosmetic blemishes but luckily I got it for a discount.

- Hardware: 8 out of 10. The pick guard and tailpiece are good quality. The tuners hold a tune but are average in quality.

- Tone: 9 out of 10. Very good tone with proper setup. Very clear sounding with good sustain. Ensure you properly adjust the saddle position before playing for correct intonation

- Case: 10 out of 10. Case that comes with it is excellent and top quality

4.0 out of 5 stars ALL SOLID WOOD!, October 18, 2011

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csomusic - See all my reviews

This review is from: Washburn M3SWK Florentine Cutaway Mandolin (Natural) (Electronics)

I own this and have been impressed with how well it is opening up over time. It is a solid wood instrument that projects good volume and tone. I did have it set up by a pro and it was well worth the small cost compared to buying a solid wood instrument of another brand at 4 times the price. Shop around for solid wood instruments and ask yourself if it's worth it to pay that high price when you could do a little set up on this one and have a great instrument.