Gold Tone BZ-500 Irish Bouzouki Mandolins sku-5263845465

The Gold Tone BZ-500 is an Irish bouzouki, an octave mandolin also called a cittern. This form has been used in Irish and other European traditional music since the late 1960s. GDAD is the most common tuning; GDAE, ADAD and CFAD are also possible. The third and fourth courses have octave strings, while the first and second have unison strings.

This solid-top model comes with a hardshell case and is set up by Gold Tone luthiers for traditional Irish tone and ease of play. It is listed under Mandolins with Natural size and Off-White color. SKU sku-5263845465; UPC 875116009243.