Timeless Vintage Aesthetics with Uncompromising Acoustic Punch

The Guitar Sanctuary is excited to present the Eastman MD515 F-Style Mandolin featuring their warm, vintage-inspired Classic Finish. Handbuilt using centuries-old carving techniques, this mandolin delivers the punchy volume, crisp chop, and sweet sustain demanded by serious acoustic players.

Featuring a solid carved Spruce top paired with solid carved Maple back and sides, the MD515 produces rich harmonic clarity and cutting mid-range bite. The hand-applied Classic Nitrocellulose finish highlights the natural grain of the tonewoods while keeping the instrument resonant, articulate, and responsive to the subtlest picking dynamics.

Product Intelligence & Performance Profile

• Best For: Bluegrass, Country, Acoustic Studio Work, and Live Performance
• Tone Profile: Warm, woody, articulate, with rapid response and powerful cutting volume
• Skill Level: Advanced Intermediate to Professional Musicians
• Compared To: Provides high-end boutique tone and hand-carved construction competitive with instruments double its price point

Technical Specifications:

• Neck Material: Solid Maple
• Fingerboard: Ebony with 12" Radius
• Nut Material: Bone (1-3/32" Nut Width)
• Fretwire: 23 Jescar FW37053
• Scale Length: 13-7/8"
• Body Style: F-Style with F-Holes
• Top Wood: Solid Carved Spruce
• Back/Sides Wood: Solid Carved Maple
• Truss Rod: Single Acting
• Binding: Ivoroid Top and Fingerboard Binding
• Hardware Color: Nickel
• Tailpiece: Eastman Cast Aluminum Tailpiece
• Bridge: Fitted Adjustable Ebony Bridge (1-5/8" spacing)
• Tuners: Pingwell RM-1583N-26A
• Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Strings: D'Addario EJ74 (.011 - .040)
• Case: Heavy-Duty Hardshell Case Included

Neck Material: Maple Fingerboard: Ebony Fingerboard Radius: 12" Nut: Bone 1 3/32" Fretwire:23 Jescar FW37053 Scale Length:13 7/8" Body Style: F-Style w/ F-Holes Body Dimensions:26 11/16" x 10" x 1 7/8" Body Top: Solid Spruce Body Back/Sides: Solid Maple Truss Rod: Single Acting Binding:T op Binding Material: Ivoroid Logo: Pearl Headstock Inlay: Pearl Dots Side Dot Color: Black Body Finish: Antique Varnish Neck/Headstock Finish: Antique Varnish Hardware Color: Reliv Nickel Tailpiece: Eastman Cast Aluminum Tailpiece Bridge: Adjustable Compensated Ebony Bridge String Spacing:1 5/8" Nut Height:.018" Pickups: Optional K&K Duotone Pickup Tuners: Pingwell RM-1583NE-26A Strap Peg: Ebony Strings: D'Addario XT Phosphor Bronze 1140 Action Height:0.060"/0.050" Case: Hardshell Case