Ordered a Mandolin today - Eastman MD-605 Sunburst
 

Never played a mandolin before, but have been thinking about it for a while, couldn't get the idea out of my head, you know how that goes. :-)

Bought this one:

http://themandolinstore.com/product/...tric-sunburst/

By the time it arrives some music, strings, and a strap should arrive too.

I wonder if it will become my travel "guitar" this holiday season. :-)

Joined up over at mandolin café so I'll bother those guys with most of my mandolin stuff, but thought I would mention I joined the mandolin-playing crowd here too.

mandolins
 

WARNING. WARNING. WILL ROBINSON. mandolins can be very habit forming ....welcome to the forum. And the mando cafe saw your post there
So you will now be struck by bouts of MAS. (MA
NDOLIN. AQUISITION SYNDROME) its real My friend. See my list and I just picked up one on sat from a cafe member
Really a fun little instrument

Well chosen! Looks like a nice instrument from a proper mando shop. Well done.

That's a good choice for a mando and it will serve you well no doubt. Get ready for some sore fingertips!

Mandolins are pesky little buggers, and I love that unique sound. The Mandolin Store is the place to go for any level of mandolin. They know their stuff and are straight shooters.

Best of luck.

Eastman 605, huh? Looks familiar... ;)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7602/...dc1b7d55_z.jpg

Thanks guys, now for the infamous GASsy waiting period when you special order something, probably be about two weeks before I see it.

I have to pretend I didn't see that banjo there, I don't want to get any more ideas before my mandolin arrives... :-)

Love me an Eastman Mando kurth83! Got me a MD-315 myself as a first Mando. Been loving it ever since. Congrats on your new addition!

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09...b76dacc9cc.jpg


Guitar Player

took up mandolin about a year ago, its a real neat instrument to learn.

here is a site for instruction:
http://www.mandolessons.com/
its free, but Baron will take donations-helps keep it running

Tam Lin


Shove that pigs foot a little closer to the fire

Ordered a Mandolin today - Eastman MD-605 Sunburst
 

Great! Enjoy your new mandolin!

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I had to laugh when I look in to see the NMD post and read that the OP had never played mandolin before and had just ordered his first. Then looked in his sig and saw two mandolins! That's faster than me!

I like the Eastman mandolins. I bought a MD904 about a year ago. Just made a trade so a Dawg (Eastman DGM-1) is coming my way next week!

Thanks Daryl....I'm going to look at that 'casue I'm still learning slooowwly.

M