{"product_id":"eastman-mdc804-oval-hole-mandocello-new-17088","title":"Eastman MDC804 Oval Hole Mandocello New","description":"This Eastman MDC804 has a carved solid Spruce top with with a single oval soundhole and flamed, solid carved Maple back and sides. It has a 25\" scale length, a 1 3\/4\" bone nut, and a 12\" radiused Ebony fingerboard. The body is accented with full Ivoroid  binding. It has a gloss Truetone finish with a rich, ruby red color. To our ears, this version with the oval soundhole has a slightly warmer, rounder tone than the MDC805, which is the same size but has two f-holes\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eThe Eastman MDC805 Mandocello is a wonderful instrument that is almost  too much fun to play. In case you haven't seen one before, the mandocello is to the mandolin what a cello is to a violin. They are tuned in fifths to CC-GG-dd-aa, one octave down from the more common mandola. For an obscure member of the mandolin family, the mandocello has made a few surprising appearances in recent years. Cheap Trick's Rick Neilson wrote a song called Mandocello, which he plays on a solid body electric version of the instrument and Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora and Drive By Truckers' Patterson Hood have both recorded with them.\r\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eastman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43888955523271,"sku":"EASMDC804-N2300874","price":2709.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/4947\/3991\/files\/1702081.jpg?v=1781244998","url":"https:\/\/www.gryphonstrings.com\/products\/eastman-mdc804-oval-hole-mandocello-new-17088","provider":"Gryphon Strings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}