Rono custom-built electric semi-hollow body 8-string mandolin:

-Vermont Maple body

-Flame/curly Maple neck

-Ebony tailpiece, fretboard, and headstock

-Pearl dots on fretboard (abalone)

-the top edge of the body has grained ivoroid binding

-2 pickups built by Bill Lawrence

-Tone control knob can be pulled out to change humbucker

-Gotoh Gold tuners

-Brazilian Rosewood bridge

-Corian nut

-traditional F-5 shape

-one volume knob, one tone knob, and a three-way pickup selector switch

This instrument was built with a group of four other mandolins; one purchased by Mike Kang of String Cheese Incident.

Comes with a case made by pro tech & handwritten note from Ron Oates describing the mandolin.