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Eastman MD515

Name: Eastman MD515
Brand: Eastman

Eastman · MD515 F-Style Mandolin

Price: 860 EUR – 1.699 EUR

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A step up from the MD315 in appointments rather than tonewood: the same hand-carved solid spruce/maple F-style build, finished in gloss with named Pingwell tuners, D'Addario strings and pearl headstock inlay as stock equipment.

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About the Eastman MD515

The MD515 uses the same core recipe as Eastman's MD315 - hand-carved solid spruce top, solid maple back and sides, F-style body, 13 7/8-inch scale, ebony fingerboard at a 12-inch radius - so the jump in price over the MD315 buys refinement rather than different wood. The finish moves from satin to gloss, and appointments step up across the board: named Pingwell RM-1583NE-26A tuning machines rather than generic hardware, D'Addario XT Phosphor Bronze strings specified as stock equipment, and a pearl headstock logo alongside the pearl dot fingerboard inlays.

Construction details carried over from Eastman's full range include the adjustable compensated ebony bridge, cast aluminum tailpiece, single-acting truss rod, and ivoroid binding. The MD515 ships with a hard case rather than the gig bag that accompanies Eastman's lower-tier mandolins, reflecting its position as a genuine step-up instrument rather than a first mandolin.

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Sound character of the Eastman MD515

Same hand-carved solid spruce/maple recipe as the MD315, so essentially the same bright, resonant bluegrass F-style tone at its core. The switch from satin to gloss lacquer adds a slightly thicker finish coat, which can marginally damp top vibration versus satin - a small effect compared to the tonewood itself, not a different tonal character.

Bright Resonant Crisp

Technical data for the Eastman MD515

Top	Solid spruce, hand-carved
Back/Sides	Solid maple
Body style	F-style
Fretboard	Ebony, 12" radius
Scale length	13 7/8"
Tuners	Pingwell RM-1583NE-26A
Finish	Gloss
Case	Hard case included

Price history for the Eastman MD515

Cheapest seen: 860 EUR · Most expensive seen: 1.699 EUR

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The history of the Eastman MD515

The MD515 sits in the middle of Eastman's numbered mandolin tiers (MD3xx/MD5xx/MD8xx broadly tracking appointment level rather than a change in build method), aimed at players who have outgrown an entry mandolin but aren't yet buying a fully professional handmade instrument.