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At a glance
- Top
- Solid Adirondack Spruce
- Back & sides
- Solid Highly Flamed Maple
- Neck
- Traditional
- Scale length
- 13 7/8"
- Nut width
- 1 3/32"
What's included
- Hardshell Case
- 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 #N2602396 — actual photos
Serial #N2602396 — actual photosEastman MD815 F-Style Mandolin #2396
Choose your exact instrument
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At a glance
- Top
- Solid Adirondack Spruce
- Back & sides
- Solid Highly Flamed Maple
- Neck
- Traditional
- Scale length
- 13 7/8"
- Nut width
- 1 3/32"
What's included
- Hardshell Case
- 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 MD815 pairs a solid Adirondack spruce top with solid flamed maple back and sides in a classic F-style body, built for bluegrass pickers who need clarity and volume to cut through a jam. Adirondack spruce brings more headroom and a brighter top end than the standard spruce found on Eastman's entry-level mandolins, giving the MD815 extra projection when it's dug into.
Chop chords snap with a percussive bark and single-note breaks stay articulate even at speed, exactly what bluegrass rhythm and lead playing demands from an F-style mandolin. The maple neck's ebony fingerboard, 12-inch radius, and pearl dot inlays make fast position changes and rolls feel natural, and a compensated ebony bridge helps intonation stay accurate across all four courses.
Ivoroid binding on the top, back, fingerboard, and headstock, along with a pearl flower pot headstock logo, give it a traditional look, and nickel Gotoh tuners keep it in tune through aggressive chop playing. For bluegrass pickers searching for real Adirondack spruce projection in a gig-ready F-style mandolin, the MD815 is built to keep up.
Serial #2396 — this listing is for the exact instrument shown in the photos above.
Specifications
Overview
- Style
- F-Style
- Top Wood
- Solid Adirondack Spruce
- Back & Sides
- Solid Highly Flamed Maple
- Scale Length
- 13 7/8"
- Nut Width
- 1 3/32"
- Handedness
- Right-Handed
Body
- Top Wood
- Solid Adirondack Spruce
- Back & Sides Wood
- Solid Highly Flamed Maple
- Torrefied / Thermo-Cured
- No
- Rosette
- None
- Binding
- Top, Back, Fingerboard, and Headstock
- Pickguard
- None
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
- Gotoh MF40R-MP-NI
- Bridge
- Adjustable Compensated Ebony Bridge
- Tailpiece
- Eastman Cast Aluminum Tailpiece
- Hardware Color
- Relic Nickel
- Headstock Inlay
- Pearl Headstock Flower Pot
- Truss Rod
- Single Acting
In the Case
- Case / Gig Bag
- Hardshell Case
- Strings
- D'Addario XT Phosphor Bronze 1140
