Kieran Moloney Musical Instruments

Products | Mandolins & Mandolas

 

Lofthouse : Price €2,000

Beautifully made, individualy crafted by Brian Lofthouse in Co Mayo, a professional luthier since the mid 1980's. They are available with carved top and back, or flat top, oval sound hole or f-holes, and come with old Vega style 'flower vase' shape body with top corners.The top is made from spruce,back and sides woods can be maple,walnut or rosewood.





The Loar :

Due in stock Mid Dec. Price €650-RRP €750

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Paris Swing : Price €595

Django-inspired gypsy jazz style mandolins,not only great for swing,but also perfect for Irish trad,and all sorts of folk music.The mandolins feature select,solid AAA flamed maple back and sides,a flamed neck and solid sitka spruce top.Bound with tortoise shell (natural models) or grained ivoride binding (sunburst models).The pegheads feature an elegant 'Tour Eiffel' M.O.P./abalone inlay with Paris swing logo.Product designed by Greg Rich, who has designed instruments for Paul McCartney, Earl Scruggs, Slash and more.

SamoisParis Swing Samois
With the classic D-shaped sound hole familiar to gypsie jazz enthusiasts, it features greater bass response than the average mandolin ,and a rich, full tone that makes itself heard in any ensemble.



Paris Swing NuagesNuages
The Nuages features a smaller oval soundhole, closer in size to the usual round soundhole, which gives a brighter more focused sound.







Ashbury standard : Price €415

A lovely mandolin with a good full sound and great sustain. Versitile, this instrument can be played softly for celtic music or played more vigourously for bluegrass etc.
The mandolin has a wider fingerboard than most, being 30mm at the top nut. This makes it more comfortable for guitar players or those used to the wider fingerboard common in handmade mandolins. Design by top UK mandolin Luither Phil Davidson.
  • Solid Alaskan Sitka Spruce top
  • Rosecherry body
  • 30mm Top nut width
  • Rosewood fingerboard
  • Buffalo bone top nut and saddle
  • Wooden bridge with bone saddle insert
  • Comes with wood shims so you can easily raise the height of the saddle
  • Simple and easy to use brass tailpiece
  • Satin finish
  • With Wooden Case



Ashbury Deluxe : Price €500

The maple binding, Cocobolo body and gloss finish distinguish this model from the standard model.
  • Solid Alaskan Sitka Spruce top
  • Solid Burl Cocobolo body
  • 30mm Top nut width
  • Rosewood fingerboard
  • Maple bound top
  • Abalone sound hole rosette
  • Buffalo bone top nut and saddle
  • Wooden bridge with bone saddle insert
  • Comes with wood shims so you can easily raise the height of the saddle
  • Simple and easy to use brass tailpiece
  • Gloss finish
  • With Wooden Case



Pro Natura Mandolin : Price €225
Excellent value with big sound. Solid spruce Pro Natura Mandolintop,walnut sides,walnut/maple swelled back. Eco-friendly satin finish,made in Europe.

second-hand model currently in stock. Perfect condition €130




Blue Moon : Price €99

Pear shaped body, solid spruce top, natural matt finish. 485mm scale.





Savannah : Price €139 RRP €185

Made from all-solid carved woods, this model features Gotoh tuners, a 14th fret neck joint and twin tone bar bracing.
  • Solid Carved Top
  • Solid Maple Back, Sides & Neck
  • Gotoh Machine Heads
  • Nickel-Plated Steel Tailpiece with Brass Cover
  • Bone Nut
  • 14th Fret Neck Joint
  • Adjustable Compensated Rosewood Bridge
  • Available in Black, Natural and Sunburst


Other mandolins
Other various mandolins normally stocked, please enquire.

Mandolas
Pro natura tenor mandolas like the mandolins above except the back is all walnut, again, a big sound!

Octave Mandolins
See here.