Eastman MD505CC/TV Comfort Contour True Tone Vintage Series A Style Mandolin #1135

The Eastman MD505CC/TV pairs a solid spruce top with solid maple back and sides in an A-style, f-hole body, the same tonewood combination that's driven bluegrass and old-time mandolin tone for generations. Maple pushes more midrange bite and volume than the mahogany found on oval-hole models, giving this mandolin the cutting power to hold its own in a jam circle.

The f-hole design focuses projection forward and adds punch to the classic mandolin chop, while a 12-inch radius ebony fingerboard and 23 frets of Jescar wire keep fast tremolo and scale work comfortable. What sets the MD505CC/TV apart is its contoured comfort edge binding, a rounded body edge that removes the sharp forearm contact point found on standard A-style mandolins, so long sessions feel noticeably easier on the arm.

Finished in a vintage gloss with pearl dot inlays and nickel hardware, the MD505CC/TV wears its old-time inspiration well, and the adjustable compensated ebony bridge keeps intonation locked in. It travels in a hardshell case. For a bluegrass or old-time player who spends hours at a time with a mandolin under their arm, the comfort-edge body is the detail that makes this one worth a look.

Serial #N2601135 — this listing is for the exact instrument shown in the photos above.

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