Eastman Mandolins
About Eastman Strings
The Eastman Strings workshop operates in precisely the same manner as late 19th century European workshops. Chisels, knives, and scrapers, in the hands of outstandingly gifted craftspeople, are the primary tools used to create these modern instruments. These techniques impart each model with a beautiful voice and appearance that can only be achieved by hand. As in the shops of master luthiers for the past five hundred years, Eastman Strings honors this tradition everyday.
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A Style Mandolin
The A style or teardrop mandolin is a staple in the mandolin family and is regarded as a versatile instrument. They can have an arched top, flat top, F shaped sound hole, or oval sound hole.
Banjo-Mandolin
Banjo mandolin, Banjolin, Manjo what every you call them they are a mix of a mandolin neck and scale length on a banjo rim or body. These are the Rodney Dangerfields of the instrument world "they don't get any respect".
Bowlback
The bowl-back mandolin , known as a Neapolitan style or round-back (or "tater-bug," colloquial American) has a vaulted back made of a number of strips of wood in a bowl formation, similar to a lute, and usually a canted, two-plane, uncarved top. This instrument is popular for classical music or jazz.
F Style Mandolin
F style mandolins are identifiable by their body scroll and body points. They also typically have a scroll shaped headstock. Often used for bluegrass music.
Mandocello
The mandocello is a guitar sized instrument that is used in mandolin orchestras. It is tuned like a cello C, D, G, A. Players sometimes use the mandocello as on octave mandolin with a special stringing.
Mandola
A mandola is a larger body that a mandolin and tuned the same as a viola, C, G, D, A These were used in mandolin orchestra.
Octave Mandolin
Just like a mandolin but with a longer scale and tuned one octave lower G, D, A, E. Great for Irish, Scottish music and responsible for countless barn-fights.