Eastman MD815PGE-HB F Style Electro Acoustic Mandolin with Case

Eastman
Code: MD815PGE-HB
£2,389.00
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A delight for the eyes and ears! The Eastman 815PGE-HB features a solid hand-carved Adirondack spruce top for outstanding volume and tone. Features include highly flamed solid hand-carved maple back & sides, ebony fretboard & bridge, bone nut, fully bound body,fretboard & headstock. The MD815PGE-HB has a high-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish. 

The "PGE" stands for "Professional Grade Edition." It signifies that this particular model is part of Eastman's lineup of mandolins designed for professional musicians and advanced players. The PGE designation often indicates a higher level of craftsmanship, materials, and attention to detail, resulting in an instrument that delivers exceptional sound and performance.

Supplied in Deluxe fitted gig case. 

See below for details and specifications.


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Description

The Eastman 815PGE-HB F Style mandolin 

Individually hand-crafted using time-honoured methods and premium hand-carved solid tonewoods. Solid carved spruce top, solid flamed carved maple back & sides. Ebony fingerboard and adjustable ebony bridge with F-style body with F-holes for warm, ringing tones and excellent sound projection. The beautiful traditional cremona sunburst finish puts the 'icing on the cake' with this incredible much sought after five-series mandolin.

The mandolin of choice for traditional bluegrass and country players, Eastman F-Style Mandolins are lovingly handcrafted with premium tonewoods and time-honored traditional methods.

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.

Specifications

  • Neck Material: Maple
  • Fingerboard: Ebony
  • Fingerboard Radius: 12"
  • Nut Material: Bone
  • Nut Width: 1-3/32"
  • Fretwire: 23 Jescar FW37053
  • Scale Length: 13-7/8"
  • Body Style: F-Style
  • Body Dimensions: 26-11/16" x 10" x 1-7/8"
  • Bracings: Parallel
  • Body Top: Carved Solid Aidrondack Spruce
  • Body Back/Sides: Carved Solid Highly Flamed Maple
  • F-Holes: Yes
  • Head Cap Veneer Material: Ebony
  • Truss Rod: Single Acting
  • Headstock: F-Style
  • Binding: Body, Neck, Headstock
  • Binding Material: Ivoroid
  • Logo: Eastman
  • Logo Material: Wood
  • Inlay: Dot
  • Inlay Material: Abalone
  • Side Dot Color: Black
  • Hardware Color: Chrome
  • Tailpiece: Chrome
  • Bridge: Fitted Adjustable Ebony 1-5/8" spacing
  • Pickguard: Yes
  • Pickguard Material: Ebony
  • Tuners: Ping Well Chrome Tuners
  • Electronics: K&K Pure Mandolin Pickup
  • Strings: Cleartone 011-040 Strings
  • Tuning: G D A E
  • Case: Hardshell Vinyl Case

Case: Fitted case included in price

Warranty: Eastman lifetime Warranty against materials and workmanship

More information on the K&K Mandolin pickup

The Mandolin Twin is a dual-head retrofit mandolin transducer. It reproduces the original mandolin tone with very natural tone quality and it is highly feedback resistant. It is used by high end Mandolin builders like Clark Mandolins and by many professional players.
The Mandolin Twin Internal is a fully internal pickup system. Both the tranducers and the endpin-jack are mounted inside the mandolin. The transducers are attached with double-sided adhesive tape, providing a robust installation with minimum sound interference.

Specification

Mandolin Type
Mandolin

Brand Specifics

Range / Series
F-Style Series

Body

Body Shape
F-Style
Body Soundhole Shape
F-Holes
Build Type
All Solid

Electrics

Factory Fitted Pickup
Yes
Pickup Type
K&K Twin Mandolin Pickup

Other

Right or Left Handed
Right Handed
Supplied with Case/Gig Bag
Hard Case
Manufacturers Warranty
Limited Lifetime Guarantee
Limited Lifetime

Customer reviews

5 / 5
1 review for Eastman MD815PGE-HB F Style Electro Acoustic Mandolin with Case
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S J Browne
19/09/2021
Absolutely beautiful Mandolin as you would expect at this price point. Plays like a dream.
Rated 5 out of 5

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