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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.
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Stock Photo — Not Actual UnitEastman MD815PGE-HB F-Style Honeyburst Mandolin w/K&K Pickup #0663
Choose your exact instrument
Most items ship within 24 hours. Any exception is noted on the listing.
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 MD815PGE-HB pairs a solid Adirondack spruce top with highly flamed solid maple back and sides in a full F-style, F-hole body, aimed at the bluegrass picker who needs a mandolin that holds its own in a circle of guitars, banjos, and basses. The carved scroll isn't just for looks — it balances the mandolin against a standing player's body, and the ebony fingerboard and bridge keep note definition sharp string to string.
Adirondack spruce is the same top wood pre-war luthiers reached for, and it gives this mandolin that same bright, percussive chop that cuts through a mix of guitars and banjos instead of disappearing into it. Flamed maple back and sides push the midrange forward and add shimmer to tremolo passages, so whether you're trading breaks or holding down rhythm on the offbeat, this mandolin sits right where it needs to in the ensemble.
This one comes with a K&K DuoTone pickup already installed, so plugging into a PA for a festival set or a small stage takes nothing more than a cable. Nickel Gotoh tuners hold pitch through aggressive chop rhythm, and the honeyburst gloss finish over ivoroid binding rounds out a mandolin that can hold up on stage night after night. For the bluegrass mandolinist who plays out regularly and wants tone and stage-readiness in one instrument, the MD815PGE-HB delivers both.
Specifications
Overview
- Style
- F-Style w/ F-Holes
- Top Wood
- Solid Adirondack Spruce
- Back & Sides
- Solid Highly Flamed Maple
- Scale Length
- 13 7/8"
- Nut Width
- 1 3/32"
- Handedness
- Right-Handed
- Warranty
- Limited Lifetime
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
- Ebony
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
- 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
