Octave Mandolin, Solid WoodMade by HORA, Romania Description Octave Mandolin (short scale Irish Bouzouki) made in Romania, 58.4cm scale length, solid spruce top, flat solid maple back, maple sides and neck. High quality instrument at affordable price. Irish or Greek tuning, really special sound. Youtube Link1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQDFrcL29Mg Youtube Link2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IaxobnvcpY Youtube Link3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0C0-blFn7w Color: Natur Top: Solid spruce Back: Flat solid maple Neck, sides: Maple Strings: 8 Frets: 23 Adjustable truss rod 3 bands graphic equalizer EQ 12 Month Guarantee Nut Width: 35 mm Width at 12th Fret: 44 mm Scale length: 584 mm Body Depth: 77 mm Body Width: 310 mm Length: 900 mm Weight: 1.30 kg (approx) Optional Accessories Synthetic Cover, padded interior, zipper closure - $29.97 Hard Case made of solid wood, coated with synthetic material, and plush interior - $109.97 (this will generate a bigger shipping fee because of the extra weight). Please let us know if you are interested when you order. Hora Reghin History HORA was founded in 1951 by the master luthier Roman Boianciuc who built the first violin in Reghin. With a tradition of almost 60 years, a turnover of 5 million euros and about 300 workers, HORA is the biggest factory for bowed instruments and guitars in Europe. Now the factory produces yearly more than 50.000 guitars, 5.000 mandolins, 10.000 violins and 2.500 cellos and double basses. In the last years, HORA has had more and more success with traditional ethnic instruments like mandolins, mandolas, Irish bouzoukis, cobzas, domras, balalaikas, hammer dulcimers, Appalachian dulcimers, psalteries, cimbaloms, panflutes. There are not many producers of such instruments at a professional standard and HORA found a good market niche for them. The concern for the environment made HORA use more and more water based lacquers which suit even better not only the traditional instruments but also the guitars and even violins. The finish with this kind of lacquers produces open and powerful sound of the instrument. The spruce and maple wood is from Romanian Carpathians Mountains seasoned naturally for 5-10 years. Exotic wood like mahogany, rosewood, ebony is also used. HORA distributes its instruments all over the world through distributors and also by retail. 80% from the production goes to well known distributors from U.S.A., Canada, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Israel, Russia, Japan etc. The musical instruments produced by HORA are quality confirmed by ISO9001 certificates and comply with the demands of a very broad spectrum of customers. They provide support to beginners, are reliable for experienced players and give inspiration to virtuosos. Shipping and Handling We ship WorldWide, usually within 1-3 business days after payment is received, using Priority Shipping service provided by Romanian Post. Please allow 7 – 14 business days to receive the instruments to your country. All sales taxes and shipping cost are the responsibility of customers. The instruments are sent in mint condition, with fragile supplement, wrapped in bubbles, with polystyrene plate top and bottom. Please check your instrument at arrival! If item arrives damaged because of improper handling or it is lost we will NOT be made responsible unless the buyer will report this at the local post office and give me a registration number of the claim. Return Policy If for any reason you are not completely satisfied with the goods that we have supplied, please return them to us within 30 days of receipt. Goods must be in a condition suitable for resale. We will process a full refund as soon as we can. You are responsible for the cost of returning the goods, unless the goods are damaged or broken in which case we will pay for return postage costs. You may cancel your order within 30 days of receiving the products. Goods must be in a perfect condition, fit for resale. You must inform us of your cancellation by email or letter within 30 days. Keep a receipt of postage of your cancellation notice or a confirmation of sending a cancellation email. Payment Details We accept credit cards, debit cards, and PayPal payments right away. For security reasons all payments will be processed by PayPal. All sales taxes and shipping cost are the responsibility of customers. International customers won’t pay taxes but additional custom charges could apply.