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Nice review. I have had one for about 5 years now and enjoy it very much. I also have an Eastman Octave Mandolin. Both are great instruments for the $$. Just today, one of my 8 pegs at the tailpiece broke off in storage in the case on the shelf. I contacted Eastman today to try and get a warranty or a purchased new one. I sent an email. Lets hope they come thru with a positive reply and an exact match so I don't need to drill new holes. I also have a Kentucky mando and a Weber mando. This has never happened on any of these to date.

Thank you for that

My wife and I seen the Lewis family at least three times. Always a great time. When their set was over Little Roy would jam about all day. He really loved to play his instruments. Lord seeing them in concert.

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Amazing

Praise Jesus...

Nice review, thank you very much. I have a Matsikas MDA-102 Round Mandola which is a stunning Greek made Neapolitan beautiful mandola. I bought it off of the Thomann Music website. It cost 365 dollars. I also bought a Thomann Mandoloncello Standard C model for 539 dollars. It is a beautiful teardrop shaped mandocello that looks and plays great. So for roughly the same price as the Eastman mandola you can get a Greek Neapolitan mandola and a Portuguese made mandocello. I can’t say enough good things about Thomann music. Many of their instruments are 1/3 or 1/2 as much as similar instruments go for on eBay or Reverb. I’m trying to resist the urge to buy the Eastman mandola. Simply because the one drawback to my matsikas bowl back is it can only be played sitting down with a foot stand. I already have an Eastman mandocello, octave mandolin, and F-style mandolin, and they’re great instruments, I need to stop hoarding instruments so hopefully I can resist the temptation.

Great review, thanks very much.

I appreciate any Lewis family content, breathe of fresh air!

Beautiful banjo. What strings does it come with from factory? Did you find the nylagut strings to wok out?

I recently ordered an Eastman MDO305ESB octave mandolin mail order. When I unboxed and went to play it, it sounded awful, something like a Gibson 335 if you didn't plug it in, or like a 2X4 with strings. Within 5 minutes it was being re-boxed and the same day was on its way back.

So much fun. Thank you for this!!

Camera man needs to learn to put the camera on the one playing at the time he's playing

Lovely, clear, precise. In this rendition, I could appreciate the unusual beauty of this"missing link," banjo. Thank you!

The hollow sound might go away if a different bridge was used. When the bridge makes more contact with the body, it sounds better. I will probably make that change on mine.

I really love that!!!!!

I played the OB-300 Gold Plated and those GoldTone ''Mastertone'' serie are just simply awesome instrument. Same categorie as the the Bella Fleck version. Don't hesitate and buy yourself one of those awesome ''Mastertone'' serie.

Any more thoughts after owning it two years?

Doesn't say much for Pisgah quality control with all the issues out of the case.

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Will they customize to a wider nutwidth. 1-9/32 is really not wide.

Beautiful music and great singing Praise God!!!

Is it made in China ? Is it American made or just assembled in the USA ?

My wife got me one for Christmas, and I'm so pleasantly surprised. I was a bit anxious about how unique this banjo is (worried about comfort and tone), but I had no reason to be, because I personally find it more comfortable than a standard setup and the tone is butter. I love it. By the way, she ordered it around December 15th or so, and they had it shipped out within a week, which is impressive around the holidays. No delays, so I guess they've got most of the issues ironed out.

Wowzer! Stunning version of one of my favorite tunes!

3600.00 and made in China. OUCH!

Its easy to see youre a bluegrass player. Ive been playing clawhammer for 40 years, and you're pretty off on the right hand technique. We teach to cut the nails. The index and middle fingers have different sounds when theyre developed. You cant develop the fingers with nails or picks. As you play, the right hand calluses too. The fingernails flatten out and and curve toward the point of the finger. With short nails, the string hits the nail and slides off onto the callous and creates the cluck. Without the cluck, you're just strumming, thats not clawhammer. In clawhammer, we dont strum the strings. It is what it sounds like, a claw used like a hammer. The hand comes down on the strings in the direction of the head. Its a striking motion. A thump against the banjo head. Clawhammer uses the head as percussion. Its a drum and we use as part of the rhythm. You made the same mistake most people make in thinking that frailing and clawhammer are the same. Theyre almost opposite of each other. Frailing is more gentle to the instrument. Almost loving. I love frailing against modern music. Often blending in clawhammer and 3 finger. As far as starting frailing, this was a great video. As far as clawhammer goes, there was no clawhammer in this video.

Beautiful instrument!

Amen

I suspect the prices will continue to rise as more and more people discover the value of Eastman.

They will sell a million of those..Great playing.

Great review!

"I'm not a mandolin player" and then proceeds to rip on Old Dangerfield. Nice review, thanks!

..just shut up and open the damned banjo case!!😂

Nice playing. Thanks for posting the video.

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Brilliant, lovely and soul refreshing blue grass music from a famous LEWIS family collections! Thank you very much indeed for the wonderful songs, instrumental and sense of humour !!!

Awesome

Informative video and nice playing...

Nice demo. FWIT, the Airloom hard cases provided by Northfield has a backstrap, which I have used a couple of times. I also have an Eastman 305 and the lightweight soft case make it easier to take on hikes than the Northfield with the hard case. Also there's less worry about taking the 305 to the woods vs my Northfield.

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Still the best!😂❤

Grew up listening to these people love them. Saw them a few years ago. They sound the same as they dis when I was a kid. I’m 66.

Hi there! Excellent video! Thank you for your honest first impressions! We hope that you enjoy the Béla Banjo! Yes, that is his real hand-written signature!

Get a new hobby. Doing reviews isn’t your strong point.

That is a beautiful arrangement! Too bad there’s no tab. Guess I’ll learn by ear

I'm not a fan of the melodic style, but I would love to learn this song. Problem, no one has the tab. I even requested we start a fund account to have Carson Sass tab it out. I'm a slow learner and without tab I need to be in the same room with a teacher.

Thanks for this--it's a beautiful instrument. As I'm considering a Pisgah, I wish more folks would do such nice in-depth reviews of their banjos. This really helps!

bro thats cool i wish i could play like that

Oh man, WELL done!