First off i want to say what a good guy Stephen is to deal with at Gianna Violins . To give you a little backround - I've owned some really nice high end mandolins and it killed me to sell a few of them , but due to some tough times financially i had no choice. I first played some Eastman mandolins at a local store here and was amazed at the tone and quality of these instruments , and the price gave me hope that i could own a nice F5 mandolin in the near future. I saw in the classifieds some blem Eastmans discounted at Gianna Violins and after talking with Steve i went with the blemished 615 ( pic on website , but looks 100 % better in the flesh ).
The first impression i got when it came out of the box was how pretty this baby was and the blem were hardly visible , the tone was very midrange with a great sounding *G* string IMHO , reminded me of a Gibson F5L a little - the neck is very Gibson like with those little frets ( take some getting used to )and a nice V style neck - Wow ! I dont get how a mando at this price can sound this good , but it's true...
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