The Loar LM520 Performer-Style Mandolin - Vintage Sunburst

The Loar LM-520 Performer-Style Mandolin - Vintage Sunburst

The Loar’s hand-carved LM-520 F-model mandolin is a great-sounding, pro-style mandolin, featuring a hand-carved, fully graduated spruce top, hand-carved maple back, and solid maple sides. Single-ply binding and simple, chrome-plated hardware offer a handsome look without over-the-top appointments.

The maple neck has a comfortable rounded-V profile, finished with a bound padauk fretboard. The compensated adjustable ebony bridge and vintage-style Grover tuning machines provide stable tuning, even during long sessions.

For players who want a high-quality, great-sounding hand-carved mandolin, but don’t need all of the bells and whistles, the LM-520 delivers authentic design with high-end tone, chop, and projection—all in a handsome, affordable instrument.

Why We Like The Loar

Loar mandolins work. They’re made well, have a traditional look, use solid wood, and feature hand-carved tops. They sound very good (especially for new instruments), offering a viable alternative to astronomically priced vintage models. Because they offer a quality instrument at a fair value, mandolins from The Loar get our approval.

Features

• Top: Solid hand-carved spruce
• Back/sides: Solid hand-carved maple
• Finish: Gloss Vintage Sunburst
• Neck: Maple with rounded V profile
• Fretboard: Bound Padauk, 29 frets
• Inlays: Mother-of-pearl logo and dots
• Binding: Ivoroid on top, back, and fretboard
• Bridge: Compensated adjustable ebony
• Nut: 1 1/8” bone
• Scale length: 13 3/4”
• Tuners: Grover with pearloid buttons