{"product_id":"collings-mt2-o-cream-mandolin-new-22098","title":"Collings MT2 O Cream Mandolin - New","description":"We love the round, bubbly tone of oval-hole mandolins here at Gryphon and one of our favorite models is the MT2 O from Collings. This mandolin takes the classic A-style oval-hole mandolin and updates it in some important ways. The fingerboard has a radius and slightly wider 1 3\/16\" width nut making it easier to play. Collings has also subtly changed the body shape so that compared to vintage A style mandolins, the neck has more frets clear of the body which gives your left hand more room.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eAnother difference which you can’t see is that the top of the oval-hole Collings is X-braced, while the old Gibson has a single horizontal brace just below its soundhole. The X-braced soundboard, with a larger vibrating surface, delivers a lot more volume and a bigger, more open tone. We still love those vintage Gibsons, but the new versions of the old style deliver the characteristic sweet tone with volume and projection to spare.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eThe MT2 O is the fanciest A-style mandolin Collings builds and it features an Adirondack spruce top, a one-piece, Eastern flamed maple back, and a full body gloss lacquer finish. It has ivoroid binding on the back, headstock and fretboard. We ordered this mandolin with a pickguard and a cream-colored top, a cosmetic look that dates back a century and one we’ve always been fond of.","brand":"Collings Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44854314762439,"sku":"COLMT2O-A4654","price":6200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/4947\/3991\/files\/1711021.jpg?v=1781519888","url":"https:\/\/www.gryphonstrings.com\/products\/collings-mt2-o-cream-mandolin-new-22098","provider":"Gryphon Strings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}