b'Nordic mandolaSo you thought that fan frets werehigher strings within reach. These a bit odd? This idea is not new, butinstruments are more common in it does take a little effort to get toScandinavian countries, and the grips with. The basic concept is tocapo idea comes from Christer have a variety of open bass notesAdin. This mandola now lives in the available without retuning. IndividualScandinavian City of Edinburgh. pinpoint capos screw into the fretRosewood neck laminations run board to hold the strings down asthrough the centre of each half of required, and the extended scalethe neck, and the third rosewood of the two bottom courses addslamination binds the two-headstock more possibilities while keeping thesections together as one unit. 301'