{"product_id":"eastman-mdc805-f-hole-mandocello-new-17087","title":"Eastman MDC805 F-Hole Mandocello New","description":"This Eastman MDC805 has a carved solid Spruce top with f-holes 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’s finished in nitrocellulose lacquer with a rich, ruby red color. To our ears, this version with f-holes has a slightly brighter, more focused tone than the MDC804, which is the same size but has a single oval soundhole. \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":43888941072583,"sku":"EASMDC805-N2300880","price":2579.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/4947\/3991\/files\/1702071.jpg?v=1781169776","url":"https:\/\/www.gryphonstrings.com\/products\/eastman-mdc805-f-hole-mandocello-new-17087","provider":"Gryphon Strings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}