Back:  Special private stock maple
Binding:  White/Black/Ivoroid top, side and peghead
Finish:  Cremona sunburst with hand rubbed oil varnish
Hardware:  Custom hand engraved Bill James tailpiece gold, Steve Smith bridge
Tuners:  Waverly gold, pearl buttons
Inlay:  Pearl logo, classic solid abalone fern or Bella inlay
Pickguard:  Single bound pickguard
Price:  $11,500 with TKL shaped case
Special Model
Top:               Adirondack Red Spruce, hand graduated and tap tuned to true Loar specs
Back:             Highly figured Red Maple, Sugar maple or Big Leaf maple (Special only)
Neck:             Figured maple rounded profile
Nut Width:     1 1/8"
Fingerboard:  24 frets, compound 7 ½ to 15" radius
Frets:             .078 wide x .038 high
Ellis F-5 Mandolin Specs