Rick Cadger
Feb-01-2011, 5:35am
Is it usual for the neck on an Eastman F-style mandolin to be chunkier than the neck on an MD-504 or an MD-505? The neck on the MD-515 I just bought is a fair bit fatter than the necks I had on either of the two A style Eastman mandolins. It is also significantly bulkier than the neck on my Kentucky KM-505.
I was impressed recently by how much I liked the fuller necks on The Loar LM-600 mandolins. This Eastman is a bit slimmer than that, but the substantial profile was a nice surprise nonetheless. I always found the MD-504 and MD-505 a bit skinny.
Is mine unusual? Is there a lot of variation? Is it a recent change to Eastman neck profiles?
Just curious.
Also, I'm sure my MD-504 had an allen wrench truss rod. The MD-515 has a "proper" truss rod nut. (Not sure about the 505... Don't think I ever had to adjust that one). Did that change? Or did I imagine the allen wrench on on the 504?
I was impressed recently by how much I liked the fuller necks on The Loar LM-600 mandolins. This Eastman is a bit slimmer than that, but the substantial profile was a nice surprise nonetheless. I always found the MD-504 and MD-505 a bit skinny.
Is mine unusual? Is there a lot of variation? Is it a recent change to Eastman neck profiles?
Just curious.
Also, I'm sure my MD-504 had an allen wrench truss rod. The MD-515 has a "proper" truss rod nut. (Not sure about the 505... Don't think I ever had to adjust that one). Did that change? Or did I imagine the allen wrench on on the 504?