• Solid spruce top
• Solid maple back and sides
• Rosewood fretboard and bridge
• Ivoroid binding
• Vintage sunburst finish
• Free shipping in the lower 48 US states
• Reduced shipping everywhere else.
• $449.95 (List price is $600)

Backstage has added The Loar LM-520-VS to our in-store stock.  These beautiful mandolins are hand carved, with solid maple back and sides, and a solid spruce top.  Abalone inlays, cream binding, a rosewood bridge, and attention to detail make these instruments top of the line in their price range.  Imagine these mandolins, F-body, for only $449.95. List is $600, but we're selling them for $449.95.

The vintage sunburst highlights the grain of the solid spruce top, and the sides are shaded to accent the solid maple.

It's almost unheard of to have a solid, flame maple back on a mandolin that costs this little, but here it is. We can't say enough good things about The Loar mandolins.   Everyone who has played them expected them to cost twice as much, but we're keeping them priced right where they are.

To order, use the button below with PayPal, or call us at 662-323-3824, or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We normally ship within 24 hours of your order being made, and we will email you the tracking number. We take most major credit cards, as well as PayPal. We have been serving musicians since 1978, and we'd like to serve you today.

(Photo credits: Thomas McBroom)