Eastman MD305 Handcrafted A-Style Mandolin with Gig Bag
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. Left handed model also available
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Description
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
Specification
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Mandolin Type
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Mandolin
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Brand Specifics
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Range / Series
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A-Style Series
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Body
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Body Shape
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A-Style (Teardrop)
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Body Soundhole Shape
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F-Holes
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Build Type
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All Solid
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Instrument Top
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Sitka Spruce
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Hand Carved
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Yes
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Body Binding
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Yes
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Tailpiece
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Eastman Cast Aluminium Tailpiece
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Bridge
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Adjustable ebony compensated bridge
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Neck
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Neck Material
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Maple
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Fretboard
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Ebony
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Nut Material
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Bone
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Nut Width
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1 3/32" (28mm)
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Truss Rod Fitted
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Yes
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Number of Frets
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22
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Scale Length
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13 7/8" (352mm)
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Headstock
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Headstock Type
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Solid
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Tuning Pegs
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Open geared side tuners
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Tuner Buttons
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White Plastic
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Finish
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Finish
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Classic
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Other
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Supplied with Case/Gig Bag
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Gig Bag
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Manufacturers Warranty
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