DF Mandolin
This mandolin was developed from DF-style mandolin of luthier Federico Gabrielli, during the research project Choice of wood in musical instruments: Italian Red Spruce and traditional mandolins, founded by World Wood Day Foundation in 2019.
Despite its classic look, this instrument was developed to obtain a high acoustic efficiency by scientifically choosing the soundboard and bracing pieces of wood according to their mechanical and acoustical properties and obtain a soundboard with a high mobility.
The mandolin features a semi-bowl back made of 11 rosewood ribs with maple purfilings, rosewood sides and ebony fretboard.
Soundboard and bracing are made of scientifically selected italian Val Di Fiemme red spruce.
DF mandolin videos
In these videos, musician Talia Elisa Benasi performs some themes to compare classic DF and DF-Carbon mandolins.