Nuages Mandolin The Django-inspired Nuages Mandolin features a smaller, oval soundhole which gives the mandolin a brighter tone. Nuages Mandolin Top: Solid Sitka Spruce Back: Solid AAA Flamed Maple Sides: Solid AAA Flamed Maple Body Feature: Horizontal Cutaway Fretboard: Ebony Fretboard Inlay: M.O.P. Deco Oval Pattern Headstock Inlay: Gold Leaf and Abalone/M.O.P. "Tour Eiffel" Neck: AAA Flamed Maple Binding: Tortoise Shell (Natural); Grained Ivoroid (Sunburst) Soundhole: Oval-Shaped, with Maple & Ebony Gypsy Jazz Rosette Tailpiece: "Deco Teardrop" 1-Piece, Top-Loading Cast Tailpiece Tailpiece Material: Nickel-Plated Brass Scale Length: 13-3/4" Nut Width: 1-5/32" Frets: 14 Neck Joint: Set Finish: Blonde or Sunburst Item: MS-120-NA (Natural); MS-120-SN (Sunburst) The peghead is made from ebony, with product designer Greg Rich's distinctive Paris Swing logo in white pearl and gold leaf, and a stylized abalone/M.O.P. "Tour Eiffel" inlay. The mandolin features select, solid AAA flamed maple back and sides, a flamed maple neck and a solid sitka spruce top. Each model is bound with tortoise-shell (natural models) or grained ivoroid (sunburst models) binding. Each Paris Swing mandolin has a distinctive right-angle cutaway on the treble side that players associate with the great gypsy jazz instruments. The bass side of the body features the traditional F-model mandolin scroll. List Price: $799.99