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Eastman MD305L Handcrafted A-Style Mandolin with Gig Bag - Left Handed Reviews

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Handcrafted and built from all solid tonewoods, the Eastman MD305 is a market leader in A-Style carved top mandolins.Please see below for technical specification. Right handed model also available. MD305 'A'-Style Mandolin Individually hand-built using traditional materials and 'Old World' craftsmanship. has a solid spruce Top, solid maple back and sides with ebony fingerboard and adjustable ebony bridge. The A-style body with F-holes gives the player liquid tones and excellent projection. Based on the classic European mandolin design, Eastman A-Style mandolins are favored by players of Celtic music, bluegrass and other traditional European styles. Traditionally crafted of premium tonewoods and lacquer-finished. Each hand built Eastman instrument is designed and constructed to provide the most demanding musician with excellent playability, superior tone and volume and unfailing reliability through excellent design. Neck: · Neck Woods: Maple · Neck Length: 6 15/16″ (176.19mm) · Nut Material: Bone · Nut Width 1 3/32″ (27.78mm) · Scale Length: 13 7/8″ (352.42mm) · Fingerboard Timber : Ebony · Fingerboard Radius: 12″ (304mm) · Frets: Dunlop #6310 · Inlays: White mother-of-pearl · Tuners: Chrome · Strings: D’Addario J74 strings Body: · Body Shape: A-style · Top Wood: Carved Solid Spruce · Back/Sides Wood: Carved Solid Maple · Body Binding: Ivoroid · Bridge: Adjustable Compensated Ebony Bridge · Tailpiece: Eastman Cast Aluminum Tailpiece Body Dimensions: 26 11/16″ x 10″ x 1 7/8″ (677.86mm x 254mm x 47.62mm) Finish: Nitrocellulose Matte Finish Case: Padded Gig bag Included in price Warranty: Eastman lifetime Warranty against materials and workmanship Left-handed model.

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Christopher Summerville
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Love it. Sounds a bit louder/brighter than the MD304, so would probably "cut through" better in a band or performance setting. The action & set-up are also great, making it comfortable and fast/fluid to play. The instrument also looks good and is well finished. The tuning pegs are OK and adequate for the job. Overall, a very nice instrument for the price.
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Posted 1 year ago
I bought this to upgrade from a cheap laminated wood Godman so it is obviously a much nicer instrument. I love the matt look to the body, gives it an aged feel. Plays and sounds lovely, very little pressure needed to get a clean sound from the strings.
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Posted 1 year ago
Dr.Graeme Crouch
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Pleased with the product.
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Posted 2 years ago