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Deering Goodtime Parlor Banjo

On December 17, 2010 /

Tags: Banjo, Deering, Deering banjos, Parlor

Pick it in the parlor, in the park, or any where you go -the Deering Goodtime Parlor Banjo is lightweight and made with a shorter scale to meet a variety of needs for today’s banjo players! Reminiscent of the shorter scale banjos that were popular in the 1890’s, the Goodtime Parlor banjo is a 19 fret, 5-string rock maple banjo that weighs only 4 pounds in the openback version and a mere 5 pounds with a resonator model.

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Eastman MD815V Varnish Mandolin

On December 17, 2010 /

Tags: Eastman, mandolin

Before Eastman Strings came along, you just could not get an all solid true carved (not pressed) mandolin in this price point. Well the folks at Eastman have once again pushed the boundaries of what you can expect in an affordable instrument with the introduction of their new MD815V varnish finished F-5 style mandolin!

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Eastman MDC805 Mandocello

On December 17, 2010 /

Tags: Eastman, mandolin

After the success of Eastman’s line of handcarved, solid mandolins it was only a matter of time before the master luthiers brought their skills to bear on other members of the mandolin family. The Eastman mandocello utilizes all the best features of a great Eastman archtop guitar. By accenting the lower fundamentals with ringing archtop overtones they have produced an instrument that matches and perhaps surpasses any mandocello in the market today!

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Eastman Dawg Series DGM1 (!)

On December 17, 2010 /

Tags: Eastman, mandolin

Today we are featuring a very cool contemporary F style mandolin from Eastman’s new DAWG Collection. The DGM1 model is based on the Giacomel J5 from David Grisman’s personal collection. This mandolin features a hand carved Adirondack spruce top, highly flamed hand carved maple sides and back, a two point body design with a very unique scroll and stylized f-holes.

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Collings Custom MT Mandolin

On December 17, 2010 /

Tags: Collings, mandolin

We get a steady stream of players looking for pro quality mandolins with slightly wider necks. Bill Collings already uses a nice comfortable 1 1/8″ wide bone nut as his standard. This Collings Custom MT Mandolin goes one step further and features not only upgraded grained ivoroid top binding, but a custom 1 3/16″ wide bone nut!

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Collings Custom MT Blackface Mandolin

On December 17, 2010 /

Tags: Collings, mandolin

The “Blacktop” finish has a rich history in the mandolin world, dating back to the very early 1900’s. Bill Collings occasionally builds one of his popular Collings Custom MT Blackface Mandolin model with upgraded gloss black top finish and adds grained ivoroid top binding to set the whole thing off. What a great look!

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Deering Goodtime Parlor Banjo

Eastman MD815V Varnish Mandolin

Eastman MDC805 Mandocello

Eastman Dawg Series DGM1 (!)

Collings Custom MT Mandolin

Collings Custom MT Blackface Mandolin

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