Details
The Eastman MD404-BK is an excellent value in an A-style oval hole mandolin. It has a solid, hand carved spruce top, and solid mahogany back and sides, a tonewood combination that produces a little warmer tone than a spruce and maple mandolin. It has full-body gloss finish with a black top, a look that dates back to the late 1890s and the first mandolins built by Orville Gibson. It has ivoroid top binding, a bone nut and an adjustable ebony bridge. We’re big fans of oval soundhole mandolins here at Gryphon, and think that their characteristic warm, bubbly tone is perfectly suited to Celtic styles, old-time string band music, jazz and just about any style that doesn’t demand a percussive bark like bluegrass does.
Specs
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Back sides
Solid Mahogany
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Binding
Ivoroid
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Bridge
Adjustable Compensated Ebony
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Fingerboard
Ebony
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Finish
Nitrocellulose Gloss Finish
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Inlay
Pearl Dots
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Neck material
Maple
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Nut width
1 3/32"
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Saddle spacing
1 5/8"
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Scale length
13 7/8"
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Top material
Solid Spruce
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Total frets
24
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Tuners
Pingwell RM-1583N-26A
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Case type
Original Hardshell
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Serial number
N2405545
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SKU
EASMD404BK-N2405545
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UPC
171255
