Entry level F-style mandolin from Eastman. Satin finish with sturdy hardware. Fully, hand carved, mandolin with spruce top and maple back and sides. The fingerboard is ebony with a slight radius. Eastman offers this model as "entry-level", but there's nothing entry level about the sound. With booming lows and soaring highs, this mandolin has it all. The tail piece is slightly skewed on this one but it still functions just fine.