Tala Solid Acacia Mandolin (Abalone Inlay) Model: M-2021
 
Our own house brand, The Tala Mandolin, has an interesting story, actually... Completely handmade in the old world tradition by expert craftsmen luthiers in Cebu Provence, the guitar and ukulele making capitol of The Philippines... Tala is a native Tagalog word that means bright star. 
 
While living in The Philippines for a time, I had the desire to get a dog, a puppy... I found the perfect one... and adopted her. She is a native Philippine breed that has has one brown eye... and one bright blue eye. I named her Tala... Bright Star. The Tala Mandolin brand is named for her.