Pono MD-20 8 String Octave Mandolin/Tenor Guitar w/Hard Case

The Pono MD-20 has been out of stock in its various guises for nearly two years...we're delighted to have our hands back on them! This instrument is a fantastic step into the folk music world for Pono who have always made fantastic guitars in addition to their well known ukuleles.

This 8 string steel strung tenor guitar is tuned GDAE like a mandolin but an octave lower. It's perfect for Irish folk music and a fantastic addition to any band.

The scale length is 21.4'' and the instrument is firmly braced and built like a guitar (it would need to be to handle the tension of 8 strings). The influence behind this instrument is the Martin tenor guitars of the late 1920s.

Specification:
Solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides
21.4'' scale length
Gold Grover tuners
8 pin bridge
Gloss finish
Front and back ebony binding with abs plastic binding
Ebony fingerboard and bridge
Radiused fretboard
35mm nut width (string spacing on outer strings is 28mm)
Black woodshell hard case included

Listing shows a typical example