The Alvarez F1 Mandolin features a solid spruce top that, when coupled with flamed maple back and sides, creates superb projection with strong balanced bass and highs. Superior craftsmanship is an Alvarez hallmark and this is demonstrated in the F1 mandolin with a classic F-Style headstock that is bound and decorated with an elaborate inlay, and in the tailpiece that also has special ornamentation. Super-smooth tuners will get you in tune fast and keep you there for those long jam sessions. The case is included, making the Alvarez F1 an exceptional mandolin value.