'Flat iron' mandolin
Special design 615.00 GBP - (Approx. 1,230.00 USD) 722.63 GBP
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(E.U. price) . This one-off special has a beautiful five piece back in lightly flamed mahogany and sycamore. It also has gold plated hardware and a leadwood fingerboard. Sounds as good as it looks!
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Teardrop mandolin
Special design 615.00 GBP - (Approx. 1,230.00 USD) 722.63 GBP
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(E.U. price) . This is much like the standard model except that it has a baroque style pierced soundhole and is french polished to give a rich golden finish. The soundboard is spruce and the back and sides are sycamore with paduak binding.
Bouzouki
645mm scale length 1,070.00 GBP - (Approx. 2,140.00 USD) 1,257.25 GBP
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(E.U. price) . This instrument has a big, bright sound suitable for either backing other musicians or picking out the tunes.
Octave mandola
530mm scale length 930.00 GBP - (Approx. 1,860.00 USD) 1,092.75 GBP
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(E.U. price) . The octave mandola is simply a big mandolin tuned one octave lower. Similar in tone to the bouzouki.
Teardrop mandolin
350mm scale length 570.00 GBP - (Approx. 1,140.00 USD) 669.75 GBP
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(E.U. price) . This mandolin has a big sound for its size with a sweet tone and plenty sustain.
'Flat iron' mandolin
350mm scale length 570.00 GBP - (Approx. 1,140.00 USD) 669.75 GBP
inc VAT
(E.U. price) . This mandolin has narrower sides and a smaller body than the teardrop model. Sharper tone that cuts through well when playing alongside other musicians.
Born in Glasgow, native to Skye, Seumas MacLennan started Skyesound after studying at Anniesland college Glasgow under the tuition of Bill Kelday and Paul Hyland.
"My main interest is in traditional music and I use time-honoured methods in the construction of my instruments. All my woods come from sustainable sources."