Eastman MD515 'Classic Stain' F-Style Mandolin

The Eastman MD515 is an F-style mandolin individually hand-built using traditional materials and old-world craftsmanship, part of a range that leads the market for value in quality mandolins. A hand-carved solid spruce top with solid flamed maple back and sides produces a beautiful woody, vintage tone, and the classic F-holes give it the punch and projection bluegrass players want.

The gloss nitrocellulose finish suits the vintage voice perfectly, while a maple neck, 12" radius ebony fingerboard, bone nut and adjustable compensated ebony bridge keep it playing smoothly and in tune. Ivoroid binding, pearl dot inlays and a pearl headstock logo complete the look, and it's ideal for bluegrass and folk players after a genuinely hand-carved F-style mandolin, supplied with an Eastman hardshell case.

Features

• Hand-carved solid spruce top with solid flamed maple back and sides delivers a woody, vintage F-style tone.
• F-style body with F-holes provides the punch and projection bluegrass playing demands.
• Gloss nitrocellulose finish lets the carved tonewoods resonate and suits the instrument's vintage voice.
• Maple neck with 12" radius ebony fingerboard, bone nut and compensated ebony bridge for smooth playability and intonation.
• Supplied with an Eastman hardshell case for safe storage and transport.

Specs

• Body: F-style with F-holes, 26-11/16" x 10" x 1-7/8"
• Top: Hand-carved solid spruce
• Back & sides: Hand-carved solid flamed maple
• Neck: Maple
• Fingerboard: Ebony, 12" radius
• Frets: 23, Jescar FW37053
• Scale length: 13-7/8"
• Nut: Bone, 1-3/32"
• Truss rod: Single acting
• Binding: Ivoroid (top)
• Inlays: Pearl dots, pearl headstock logo
• Bridge: Adjustable compensated ebony, 1-5/8" string spacing
• Tailpiece: Eastman cast aluminium
• Tuners: Pingwell RM-1583N-26A
• Hardware: Chrome
• Finish: Gloss nitrocellulose (body, neck and headstock)
• Strings: D'Addario J74
• Includes: Hardshell case