My mandolin is in absolute perfect condition. The front, back, sides, neck, headstock and bridge are all 100% hand carved solid wood. The top is spruce and the back and sides are maple. The neck and headstock are North American Rock maple. The solid wood looks absolutely amazing and produces a better sound than laminate. It resonates strongly and is very loud. It has pearl Grover tuners with high gear ratios which are smooth and precise. It stays tuned even after many hours of playing. It has a dovetail set in neck joint, triple-ply binding, double adjustable truss rod, pearl dot inlays, rosewood fretboard and bridge, Graph Tech TUSQ nut and a unibody solid tailpiece.