The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #48795   Message #2948535
Posted By: PHJim
20-Jul-10 - 04:19 PM
Thread Name: Koa mandolin
Subject: RE: Koa mandolin
This is the MD615 F style. It has the same specs as the 605, but has the scroll and a higher price tag. I went to the 12th Fret on the Danforth in Toronto to buy a Gibson A model. When I got there I saw the Eastmans on the wall. I'd never heard of them, but was told to give them a try. I took the Gibson, an Eastman 615 and an Eastman 605 into the back room and played the same tunes and licks on each mandolin. The 605 blew the other two away and I went home with a new mandolin that was $300 cheaper than I'd planned on spending.

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