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Ratliff Mandolins
Hand made bluegrass mandolins from £1250 Audey Ratliff is one of the longest established and most respected small builders in the USA. Audey has been making fine bluegrass mandolins in Church Hill, in the shadow of the Smoky Mountains in North Eastern Tennessee since 1982. All of his amazing mandolins are completely hand crafted from the finest materials, solid spruce and flamed maple, ebony fingerboards and bridges, limited numbers are available. In an article in September 2007 Bluegrass Unlimited, Adam Steffey, who was a pupil of Audey's and has owned several of his mandolins said "I think he's still probably the most unrecognised talent at what he does as anybody in the world." Now I've played a Ratliff I couldn't agree more. |
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Ratliff RA4
Audey does it again… there aren’t many makers around that can get this close to the sound of a teens Gibson A with a new instrument. With a beautiful wide grained Norway spruce top and quartersawn maple back and sides, this stunning A4 has a one and three thirty seconds nut width, bound headstock (with inlaid mother of pearl logo and diamond), fretboard, top and back and ebony flat fretboard and bridge, engraved tailpiece cover and mother of pearl position markers. With hard case.
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£ 1,495.00
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Ratliff R4
This is a whole lot of hand made F4 for this kinda' money! Immaculate finishing, gorgeous headstock inlay, engraved tailpiece cover, solid spruce, maple and ebony and the work of a master. Remarkable balance and projection, with deep well, defined bass, sweet and warm mid range and sweet and clear trebles. With deluxe TKL rectangular case.£ 2,350.00
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