Re: Does anyone own one of the Eastman varnish finish mandolins?
A couple of years ago I went on a road trip from Kansas City to a couple of music stores in southern Missouri where some nice mandolins were in stock. I played some nice Collings, Gibson, Eastman, and others, up to about $10k, but the one mandolin that stood out that day was an Eastman MD815V for just under $2k. I had reservations about the red-ish color and the relic-ing, but it sounded so full and strong! It was significantly better than non-varnish Eastmans I played, and really it held its own with ALL the mandolins I played that day. I wish I had just gone ahead and bought it, lol. I don’t really need another mandolin now, but if a decent deal for an MD815V comes up on the used market one of these days, I’ll be very tempted!
Doug Brock
2018 Kimble 2 point (#259), Eastman MD315, Eastman MDA315, some guitars, banjos, and fiddles
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