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The A5 Special features all of the same materials, specifications, and finishing as our F model mandolins. Built from the finest quality tone woods, the radiused fingerboard and speed neck puts the focus of this instrument on playability. Featuring the signature Ellis tone, the A5 Special sounds unquestionably richer, sweeter, and has more sustain that the typical Loar voice found in many contemporary instruments. For the player looking for a more modern sound, the Ellis A5 Special is a unique instrument with a unique voice. | • |
| Top | Adirondack Red Spruce |
| Back | Premium Grade Sugar Maple |
| Sides | Sugar Maple |
| Triple Binding | White, Black, Ivoroid |
| Body Color | Tobacco Sunburst |
| Body Finish | Hand-rubbed oil varnish |
| Peghead Veneer | Ebony with Mother of Pearl Ellis Logo |
| Tuners | Waverly Gold with Pearl, Ebony, or Ivoroid Buttons |
| Peghead Inlay | Several Pearl Inlay Options |
| Neck Wood | Flamed Sugar Maple |
| Neck Profile | Soft V |
| Neck Joint | Curved Mortise and Tenon |
| Truss Rod | Fully Adjustable |
| Neck Finish | Unfinished Speed Neck |
| Fingerboard | Ebony with Mother of Pearl Dots |
| Frets | EVO Gold |
| Pickguard | Bound Pickguard |
| Tailpiece | Gold James, Hand-engraved Logo |
| Bridge | Ebony w/ Adjustable Saddle |
| Strings | GHS A270 |
| Case | Superior Fiberglass Case |
| Nut Width | 1 1/8" |
| String Spacing | 1 9/16" |
| Scale Length | 13 7/8" |
| Fingerboard Radius | 7.5" - 15" Compound Radius |
| Body Length | 12 7/8" |
| Body Depth | 1 3/4" |
| Lower Bout Width | 9 5/16" |
| Total Length | 27 7/16" |
| One-piece Curly Maple Back |
| Two-piece Curly Maple Back |
| One-piece Quilted Big Leaf Maple Back |
| Gold or Silver Waverly Tuners |
| Pearl, Ebony, or Ivoroid Buttons Standard |
| Upgrade to Inlaid Buttons |
| Wide Nut - 1 3/16" |
| Custom Inlay |
| K&K Pickup Installation |
| Tortoise + White Binding |
| Custom Neck Profile |
| Customer's Preferred Strings |
| Silver James Tailpiece |
| Upgrade to Weldon Lister Engraved Tailpiece |
| Upgrade to Calton Case |
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