This is a great sounding mandolin with mahogany back and sides. It is comparable to Gibson mandolins in sound, but deeper sounding. The fingerboard extends over the soundhole and features an unbound neck with ebony fingerboard. There is considerable finish blemishes and a repaired crack on the outside of the inlayed pickguard and a repaired side crack. the tuners have been replaced with period correct units. This is a great deal in a beautiful cylinder back mandolin.