About This Mandolin

Eastman MDA815 Mandola

The Eastman mandola, commonly used in folk music, is the tenor instrument of the mandolin family. Its eight strings are in four pairs, with the strings in each pair being tuned in unison. Overall tuning is in fifths like a mandolin, but beginning on bass C. The mandola can be described as being to the mandolin what the viola is to the violin.

Features & Specifications 

• Neck Material: Maple
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Nut: Bone 1 11/32"
• Scale Length: 16"
• Body Style: F-Style w/ F-Holes
• Body Dimensions: 29" x 11 1/2" x 2 1/8"
• Body Top: Solid Spruce
• Body Back/Sides: Solid Highly Flamed Maple
• Truss Rod: Single Acting
• Binding: Top, Back, Fingerboard, Headstock
• Logo: Abalone Headstock w/ Flower Pot
• Inlay: Pearl Dots
• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
• Neck/Headstock Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
• Tailpiece: Eastman Cast Aluminum Tailpiece
• Bridge: Adjustable Compensated Ebony Bridge
• Hardware Color: Nickel
• Strap Peg: Ebony
• Tuners: Gotoh MF40R-MP-NI
• Strings: D'Addario J76
• Action Height: 0.060"/0.050"
• Case: Hardshell Case

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