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| Michael Kelly Legacy octave mandolin |
  | "The Michael Kelly Legacy Octave gives mandolin players that deeper Octave mandolin tone and in an f-style. The Legacy Octave has a 22" scale length, all solid wood body and dovetail neck joint." |
| Petersen Level 2 Octave mandolin |
| Bill Peterson's mid-level model. |
| Buchanan 10 string octave mandolin |
| Scottish handmade octave mandola with an extra high B string and a built-in Headway transducer. This is exactly the instrument I'd buy myself if only I had the money! |
| Fylde Signature Octavius Octave mandola |
| Quite similar to the Fylde Octavius but with a spruce top for a brighter sound. Rumours says that Fylde has stopped manufacturing this model, but it should still be available for a while. |
| Fylde Touchstone Tenor Mandola |
 | "Spruce Top, Mahogany Back & Sides. Very Bright & Loud sound Made in United Kingdom. Very much worth the money" |
| Petersen Level 3 Octave mandolin |
| Bill Peterson's top model. |
| Fylde Touchstone Octave mandola |
 | Fylde's top-of-the range octave mandola, with a wide, shallow body and a big soundhole for a bright and loud sound. |
| Davidson Octave mandolin |
| Phil Davidson's beautiful hand-made octave mandolin has a scale length of only 515 mm. Even so it produces a really big and good tone. |
| Davidson Large Body Octave mandolin |
| A Phil Davidson octave mandola with an extra wide body and a slightly longer neck, for maximum sound. |
| Weber Sage #2 Octave Mandolin |
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| Fylde Octavius octave mandola |
 | English guitar manufacturer Fylde has aquired quite a reputation for their high-quality handmade yet reasonably priced big mandos. This is their "basic" model, but it's still a really impressive instrument with a cedar top and mahogany neck and body.
532mm scale. |
| Weber Sage #1 Octave Mandolin |
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| Moon Octave mandola spruce/maple |
 | Scottish-made Moon is perhaps Fylde's main competitor in the professional Celtic octave mandola field. |