A-Style Mandolins
The A-style mandolin is the teardrop-bodied original: clean lines, balanced tone and everything you need to chop rhythm or pick a melody, without the scroll and the price that come with an F-style. It is the shape most players start on, and plenty never leave.
Our A-style range pairs Recording King and The Loar, from the budget-friendly Dirty 30s to hand-carved solid-top Honey Creek models. Each brings genuine carved-top voice to folk, old-time and bluegrass playing.
Recording King's Dirty 30s A-style mandolin with a solid spruce top and maple back and sides, built for classic old-time chop in a bold satin black finish.
Recording King's Dirty 30s A-style mandolin with a solid spruce top and maple back and sides, finished in a rustic satin tobacco sunburst.
The Loar Honey Creek A-style mandolin with a hand-carved solid spruce top and maple back and sides, built for authentic 1920s chop in a clean, unadorned package.