Emando.com is one of the few places you can purchase a Rono solidbody electric 5-string baritone mandolin for GDAEB tuning by Ron Oates of Longmont, Colorado.
     This Rono baritone has been around the block a few times. It bears some player wear and signs of use, but is ready to get out and make more music. Alder body, 3-piece curly maple neck with 2-way truss rod. Tun-O-Matic bridge. Rosewood headplate, tailpiece, and fretboard with medium frets. Two pickups (1 single-coil, 1 humbucker) with 3-way switch. Gotoh sealed tuners, unbleached bone nut. Light orange sunburst finish.
     Serial number 111111. Gig bag included. $2,200 plus shipping. Rono's recommended string gauges are .050/.038/.028/.018/.011.
     Of late, three-time IBMA Mandolinist of the Year Sierra Hull has been playing her Rono baritone on the road and in the studio. It’s featured on the single "Escape" from her 2020 album 25 Trips (see below). This is your chance to be like Sierra. There aren’t many choices out there for players wanting to jump on the baritone bandwagon, but here’s a rare opportunity to own one from the pioneer who popularized the concept in our times.
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