This Ratliff RA5 is an exceptional mandolin for the money, with excellent tone and build quality. It features a Sitka spruce top, maple back, sides & neck, non-radiused ebony fingerboard with scooped extension, Allen tailpiece, and open-gear tuners. 13 7/8" scale, 1.093" nut width. The mandolin does show some play wear; there is a small repaired & cleated crack on the bass side f-hole, and the frets show some minimal wear under the E & A string frets 1-5. Comes in a hardshell case.