I made a list of what players love about F-style mandolins as a start to designing a strikingly more modern version.  The FX features a sleek "Blade" scroll and headstock, a built-in armrest, Sorensen "3D binding", and the kind of tone, power and balance that Don Rigsby says, "Plays like butter!"

 

• Master-grade Sitka, Englemann or Red Spruce top with parallel tone bars

• Curly Red Maple or Sugar Maple back, sides and neck

• Ebony fingerboard, peghead overlays, and pickguard with 3D Sorensen binding

• Stunning "FX Fencing Girl" inlay in abalone and mother of pearl

• 12" radiused fingerboard with Gold EVO medium frets

• Custom James "Sorensen X-Style" tailpiece

• Rubner deluxe F-style tuners

• Beautiful sunburst  enhanced by a hand-applied oil varnish and shellac French Polish finish

• Airloom breifcase style Fiberglass Flight case

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  Custom Sorensen FX builds start at -- $9850