The F-9 is no-frills design gives it a sleek look that is unique among traditional mandolins, with black binding on the top of the body, no fingerboard inlay and a Vintage Brown finish - a hand-stained light chocolate color with an extremely thin satin lacquer outer coat. The F-9 has all the design features that give the F-5 its legendary tone, including a hand-fitted dovetail neck joint, solid maple neck, sides and back, solid spruce top, and a hand-tuned tone chamber.

• Construction: Spruce top, Maple neck, back and sides
  
• Tone Bar: Tuned Parallel
  
• Fingerboard: Ebony extended
  
• Headstock Inlay: Gibson Script
  
• Binding: Top Bound Black
  
• Hardware: Nickel Plate
  
• Color: Satin Vintage Brown
• Finish: Satin
• Case: Shaped Hardshell