Specifications Size: 28 Inch Color: Black Number of Frets: 20 Hand Orientation: Right Neck Shape: "C" Shape Back & Sides: AAA African Mahogany Body Top: AAA African Mahogany Neck Material: AAA African Mahogany Position Inlays: Dots Inlays Tuning Machines: Die-Cast Steel Mandolin Bundle Donner DML-1 Mandolin bundle includes all the accessories you need to start playing right out of the box. Bundle includes DML-1 Mandolin, good quality gig bag, DT-2 tuner, strings, picks, PVC pickguard and polishing cloth. Save yourself time and money with an all-in-one mandolin bundle! Not only it has everything you need to learn and play mandolin, but it’s also so affordable without a big investment. High Quality Donner unique high quality tuning machines is opened tuning pegs style, alloy metal made and keep mandolin playing in tune. Don’t worry about you would loss you tone again. Classical adjustable compensated bridge unique design, and the bridge is held down by the pressure of the strings. The right location of the bridge is in the middle of the F holes. 20 Brass Frets with Fret position Marks at 3th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 15th and 17th frets on neck and top of fingerboard. Good Sound Donner mandolin is made of AAA grade African mahogany. The sturdy and lightweight characteristics of AAA African Mahogany give DML-1 mandolin a warm sound and translucent high frequency. The dried wood makes DML-1 have a more stable performance, even if it is played for a long time, it will not change its feel. Material Selection Careful screening of wood, and then let them expose to air and dry naturally for three years. Finally, the useless material should be eliminated. And matching the filtering material and send them to dry & wet room, to process them artificially. Make sure the dry and humidity of about 5 degrees then the production of mandolin can begin. Craftsmanship Donner always keeps high requirement in making musical instruments. A high-end mandolin must reach the standard of precise and perfect craftsmanship, sweet sound, comfortable grip and lasting stability. It really needs to pay great effort to reach these standards. Because there are more than 100 processes in making mandolin and DO NOT allow any slightest negligence in every process. Hand Feeling Process Well hand feeling is the key to a good musical instrument, which is reflected in smooth feeling and suitable thickness handle, ultra comfortable chord distance, gliding fret and comfortable strings. The distance of fingerboard to string is perfect. The handle and the body must be in a horizontal plane strictly when fitting the fingerboard. Use the fret is silk smooth and gliding. Maintenance As a wooden instrument, the best humidity to store mandolin instrument is 50% and the temperature is 25 ℃. Please place mandolin in a cool and dry place instead of air conditioning room. Please DO NOT expose mandolin under the sun directly for a long time to prevent deformation and sun crack. If the mandolin is not used for a long time, the strings should be loosened halfway to prevent the neck from bending due to prolonged tension.