The Eastman MD814/V F-Style Oval-Hole Mandolin is based on the groundbreaking designs by Orville Gibson in the late part of the 19th century, blending traditional mandolin and violin construction principles.
The Eastman MD815-V F-Style F-Hole Mandolin is one of the most recognisable mandolin designs, based on the groundbreaking work of Orville Gibson in the late part of the 19th century, blending traditional mandolin and violin construction principles. The F-Style mandolin has become one of the benchmark instruments for country, bluegrass, celtic, and traditional music forms. And, if you take a listen to Chris Thile, they can do Bach to the full potential of the player. Closely related to the Eastman MD814-V model, the F soundhole and its enhanced treble attack tilts the Eastman MD815-V towards Bluegrass and Country repertoires, compared to the F-holes on the MD815/V.
The F-Style mandolin uses a carved spruce top, carved flame maple back, and flamed maple for the sides and neck. The bound headstock and fingerboard, and the bridge are all ebony. The body features a distinctive scroll at the upper bass bout, and an echoing scroll cutout on the headstock. Typically, this design wears a sunburst finish hearkening back to violin family origins. The headstock features a lovely, tasteful deco-influenced vine inlay executed in Mother of Pearl.
The Ratliff R5 mandolin is built by hand in Church Hill, Tennessee, part of a small lineup of F style and A style mandolins. The company was originally started to produce left-handed F-Style instruments, but has grown to produce right hand models, and offer both F hole and oval hole verions.
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The Gibson F-9 Mandolin is based on the original, classic and uniquely American F-Style design by Orville Gibson in the closing days of the 1800s. These groundbreaking instruments brought violin-family concepts into the mandolin and guitar worlds, and were extremely important influences.
The Gibson F-9 Mandolin is now out of production; for a time, following the 2010 Nashville floods, Gibson ended mandolin (and banjo) production entirely.
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The Kentucky master model KM-1500 F-style mandolin uses the finest, most highly figured Michigan Maple for sides, back and neck combined with a pale, fine-grained Adirondack spruce top. The fingerboard and bridge are ebony. Based on the classic and uniquely American Gibson F-Style mandolins, the KM-1500 has hand-carved and graduated top and back.
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