{"product_id":"monteleone-mandola-round-sound-hole-159","title":"Monteleone 1992 Mandola Round Sound Hole, made for Elizabeth Taylor #159","description":"\u003cdiv id=\":2yd\" class=\"Ar Au Ao\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\":2y9\" class=\"Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-owns=\":30v\" aria-controls=\":30v\" style=\"direction: ltr; min-height: 329px;\" tabindex=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"m_-6711500468852224606gmail-:rs\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eJohn Monteleone is widely considered to be one of the world's preeminent builders of archtop guitars. Having started his career as a repairman for the famous (and now defunct) Mandolin Brothers on Staten Island, Monteleone quickly garnered a reputation for quality and design. Some of his work was featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on loan from Rudy Pensa himself.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: block;\" class=\"Ar Au Ao\" id=\":2yd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr; min-height: 329px;\" aria-controls=\":30v\" aria-owns=\":30v\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-multiline=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" class=\"Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY\" id=\":2y9\" tabindex=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color: #000000;\" id=\"m_-6711500468852224606gmail-:rs\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis mandola is a very special piece: it was commissioned personally by the late actress Elizabeth Taylor as a gift for her son. This mandola features John's incredible craftsmanship, with its orange stained spruce top being incredibly resonant, along with the highly flamed back, sides, and neck, balancing out the tone for a warm, present, poppy sound that would sit well in any mix but still allow the player to be heard in any situation. This mandola can do anything from Bill Monroe to Bach. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSerial #159. Comes with deluxe hardshell case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCheck out the fascinating 2021 documentary on the luthier called \"John Monteleone: The Chisels Are Calling,\" available from various sources online. Rudy appears in the film, too, along with a star-studded list of guitarists including Mark Knopfler, Ben Harper, David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Julian Lage, Anthony Wilson, Woody Mann, and others.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Reemes Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53838838956351,"sku":"RMC-MUS-G72181586","price":5999.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/7535\/9039\/files\/IMG_2827_6db4e66e-ab75-42a7-a878-2c0f707af3b3.jpg?v=1782094795","url":"https:\/\/www.reemesmusic.com\/products\/monteleone-mandola-round-sound-hole-159","provider":"Reemes Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}