Lowe Vintage is an Authorized Dealer for Collings mandolins! From the Collings website:
"The MF is our satin finish F-model with simplified appointments. With a fully carved Adirondack spruce top and maple back and sides, the MF is built with the same quality construction as our fully-appointed models. These instruments produce the rich, woody tone that one would expect from a professional quality mandolin at an affordable price."
Construction: F-style
Top: Adirondack spruce
Back/Sides/Neck: Eastern flamed maple
Soundhole: F-holes
Body Binding: Tortoise (top)
Fingerboard Binding: None
Peghead Binding: None
Bracing: Tone bars
Bridge: Ebony w/ Adjustable Saddle
Fingerboard: Ebony w/ MOP dots
Nut: 1 1/8"
String Spacing : 1 9/16"
Neck Profile: Rounded V
Neck Joint: Dovetail
Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver
Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable
Peghead Veneer: Ebony w/ MOP Collings logo
Tuners: Nickel Gotoh w/ black buttons
Scale Length: 13 7/8"
Fingerboard Radius : 5 1/2" - 11 5/8" compound
Body Finish: Satin nitrocellulose lacquer (optional gloss top)
Pickguard: None
Tailpiece: Collings original tailpiece
Serial number: F1926