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At a glance
- Top
- Solid Spruce
- Back & sides
- Solid Maple
- Neck
- Traditional
- Scale length
- 13 7/8"
- Nut width
- 1 3/32"
What's included
- Padded Gig Bag
- Acoustic Shoppe flatpicks, one in each gauge
- A thank-you card and seasonal stickers
- D'Addario Humidipak starter kit
- AcoustiCare Bluetooth humidity and temperature tracker
We add the Humidipak kit and the AcoustiCare tracker because this instrument ships under our Dread-Not Guarantee.
Serial #N2404540 — actual photos
Serial #N2404540 — actual photosEastman MD314 F-Style Oval Hole Mandolin #4540
Choose your exact instrument
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At a glance
- Top
- Solid Spruce
- Back & sides
- Solid Maple
- Neck
- Traditional
- Scale length
- 13 7/8"
- Nut width
- 1 3/32"
What's included
- Padded Gig Bag
- Acoustic Shoppe flatpicks, one in each gauge
- A thank-you card and seasonal stickers
- D'Addario Humidipak starter kit
- AcoustiCare Bluetooth humidity and temperature tracker
We add the Humidipak kit and the AcoustiCare tracker because this instrument ships under our Dread-Not Guarantee.
Why buy from The Acoustic Shoppe
- A twelve-time NAMM Top 100 Dealer (2015–2026)
- The #1 worldwide Eastman acoustic guitar dealer
- Every instrument ships after our 23-Point Professional Inspection
- 30-day in-home trial and a 1-year trade-in credit of up to 90% (pre-tax, less round-trip shipping)
Questions about this instrument?
Every one of us plays. Virtual demos available on request.
Description
The Eastman MD314 combines an F-style scroll body with an oval sound hole instead of the f-holes most F-style mandolins use, so you get the classic scroll silhouette with the warmer, more resonant voice an oval hole produces. A solid spruce top over solid maple back and sides pushes that tone forward with real projection.
That oval hole keeps the low end fuller and the attack rounder than a typical F-style chop mandolin, which makes the MD314 a natural fit for old-time, folk, and Celtic backup as much as bluegrass rhythm. The ebony fingerboard and bone nut over 23 Jescar frets keep fretting-hand movement smooth, and the single-acting truss rod holds the neck stable as the seasons change. An adjustable compensated ebony bridge and Eastman cast aluminum tailpiece dial in intonation and keep string energy transferring efficiently into the top.
Ivoroid binding, pearl dot inlays, and a satin finish give the MD314 a clean, understated look, and nickel-plated Proline J-105 tuners hold pitch reliably under stage lights. D'Addario XT Phosphor Bronze strings come factory strung, and it travels in a padded gig bag. It's a solid choice for the mandolin player who wants F-style styling with oval-hole warmth.
Serial #4540 — this listing is for the exact instrument shown in the photos above.
Specifications
Overview
- Style
- F-Style
- Top Wood
- Solid Spruce
- Back & Sides
- Solid Maple
- Scale Length
- 13 7/8"
- Nut Width
- 1 3/32"
- Handedness
- Right-Handed
Body
- Top Wood
- Solid Spruce
- Back & Sides Wood
- Solid Maple
- Torrefied / Thermo-Cured
- No
- Rosette
- None
- Binding
- Top
- Pickguard
- None
- Color
- Brown
Neck & Fingerboard
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Neck Shape
- Traditional
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay
- Pearl Dots
- Radius
- 12"
- Scale Length
- 13 7/8"
- Nut Width
- 1 3/32"
- Nut Material
- Bone
- String Spacing
- 1 5/8"
- Fret Material
- 23 Jescar FW37053
Hardware & Electronics
- Tuning Machines
- Proline J-105
- Bridge
- Adjustable Compensated Ebony Bridge
- Tailpiece
- Eastman Cast Aluminum Tailpiece
- Hardware Color
- Nickel
- Headstock Inlay
- Maple Headstock
- Truss Rod
- Single Acting
In the Case
- Case / Gig Bag
- Padded Gig Bag
- Strings
- D'Addario XT Phosphor Bronze 1140
