Anyone have a good recommendation for drop-in replacement tuning machines for this 12 string? I just bought it used and a few of them feel a bit sloppy. I'd prefer not to have to drill new holes since it's a 12 stringer. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

I loved the E1D but missed the Rosewood fingerboard and more narrow nut. If you have one for sale or know of one let me know.

According to every spec sheet I've seen, the fretboard on my E1D is 12" radius. I'm having trouble believing it is that curved, mine looks and plays more like a 16" or something.

My other guitar is also supposed to be 12" radius and they two fretboards looks pretty similar up the neck (say, past the 6th fret or so). But at the first couple frets, either the Eastman is flatter than 12" or the older guitar is more like 10".

How confident are we in that 12" spec?

Quote:{Don't know if this has more legs, but shifted it over here - better late than never}
 (From SBTom) Alan if my calculations are close that 00-18A costs around $6,798 US dollars which makes it's expensive to buy without knowing if you're going to like the neck shape or not. How far is Peach Guitars from you? If they have a return policy that works for you, why not pull the trigger? If not you'll never know if this guitar will work for you. I'm sure the guitar already sounds great. I love all the specs this model comes with.

As far as the V Shaped neck goes I had a Recording King RP1-326 parlor a few years ago that had a pronounced v in the neck that was great for planting my thumb on it making it very comfortable to hold and fret. Should have never sold that guitar but I moved it to help finance my 00-18. Good luck on your decision!

I was traveling for the last few weeks and just got back on Sunday night.  All week, I've been playing my guitars in the evening, and every one of them sounds more alive and responsive than I recall when I left.  But I also know that my guitars seem to sound "better" in the winter months, when the house isn't toggling between A/C in the daytime and cool, moist air at night.

Of course, it could just be my memory playing tricks on me b/c I was away for so long.

Happy Friday!
(today is National Happy Hour Day)

Watched a video of one of these and then did a search but could only find one.  Was this a limited run?

Hi, the other day I uploaded a comparison of my acoustic guitars, and for the sake of the objetivity I maintained the same mic position and played the same pieces.

To do a little bit of justice to my favourite archtop I recorded a most suited piece and I recorded it differntly to capture better this kind of guitar.

There is more information in video description if you want to get into deeper details.

Hope you enjoy!

So, ended up in the ER yesterday with an irregular heartbeat.  Scary and very long day.  Health is everything!

I'm looking to buy an AC722ce that the seller says is approx 10 years old.  Upon inspection, I see what appear to be hairline cracks in the top finish.  I do not see any similar hairline cracking on the b/s finish.  It does not seem to effect the sound.  As I lightly rub my fingers over the areas I DO NOT feel any indentations and the imperfections are not visible unless you are looking closely.  Is this a result of the aging of the finish or do you suspect something more serious?  See attached.  I'm at a loss on value since the new 722ce is a lot different.  What would you offer the seller?

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Hey folks... So I'm selling this guitar. Why? Because I just bought an E8D-TC w/ Alpine Spruce. Otherwise, I'd certainly be keeping this one. 

I purchased this guitar in June from Sky Guitars in Texas. Its currently set up with mediums (Martin Monel Tony Rice). Everything is original except the bridge pins which were upgraded to Martin 18APP50 with Pearl Inlay Ebony pins. The guitar will come with it's original hard shell case and will ship in an Eastman box with the Eastman packing. 

I'm going to say the guitar is in good condition because there are three small dings on it (which I've included in the pictures). The headstock dings were from a capo that I didn't realize was pinching on the wood... The top has a small surface ding where someone at church knocked a chair over into it. 

To that end, I'm pricing it accordingly and to get it off my plate. Basically, I just want to pay off the Affirm financing that I have on the guitar so that's what I'm asking... My loss can be your gain.

Price for EGF members is $750 SHIPPED to the continental US ONLY... Certified PayPal ONLY. I will also be posting this to Reverb after I post here at a higher price of course. 

Let me know if you have any questions. Obviously, the guitar is sold as-is at this price so make sure to ask questions.. I'm happy to give you a phone number and we can talk... 

PS. You'll notice on the image of the Reverb sale where I bought the guitar that it says 2021. Well, that is something that I took up with Erik at Sky Guitars just a few weeks ago. There was some confusion on his part on the COA date and the serial number date. His regional Eastman rep, Steve Bernstein, reached out to me and told me he'd cleared this up with Sky Guitars and confirmed that this guitar is a 2020.

DEGG - Tom