I have recently purchased both guitars.
Baked tops, excellent craftsmanship & sound great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HgqdZifXuE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmhfh4e-HIM

With Dave's getting a lot of attention here, it seems like a good idea to post a thread, when something comes available that might interest one or more EGF forum members.

For example, if anyone sees an E8D-TC (Alpine), let me know.  

That being said, I just saw a 2015 E10-00-M, which is an all flame, all Mahogany 12-fret, 00 guitar.  This was discontinued a few years ago by Eastman, but I think I've seen a few members ask about this one.  You can get it for $795 here:  https://davesguitar.com/products/eastman/e10-00-m-15/

Grab it -- this one is a rare find and probably won't be available for long.

Dave’s has been adding inventory every day. Another E6D-TC with the Alpine top popped up and I grabbed it. Seems like a low risk proposition after the positive reviews. First Eastman and first dreadnought. Pretty psyched!

I've been fantasizing about buying a Bourgeois guitar one day (is it worth divorce?), and came across a few videos with Dana Bourgeois discussing tonewoods and voicing guitars.  They were really interesting, and links to them are below. Maybe some of you already know this, but Adirondack Spruce isn't actually a different species of Spruce at all.  Rather, they are just harvested from a specific area in the Adirondacks moutains and other areas in the Northeastern region of the US.  I never knew that!   Dana definitely prefers calling them Red Spruce instead of Adirondack.

Does anyone on this forum own a Bourgeois guitar?  Maybe one day I can buy one! I still can't get over how wonderful these guitars sound, and they are beautiful intsruments.  Dana truly is a master luthier.

Here are the videos.

Tonewoods video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDKTze4g510
Voicing video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei5-DkVTrEE

It's all Brian's fault. Again.

I was really thinking about ordering an AC522CE -- mostly because 1) I wanted a second mahogany b&s guitar but wanted something other than Sitka or Adi, and the 522CE is topped with European spruce; 2) the sound port. I'd even talked to Brian at the Acoustic Shoppe about ordering one.

But then there were several posts about Alpine spruce. Brian snagged an E6D-TC Ltd with Alpine spruce and wrote an enticing review of it. I also noticed that at The Acoustic Shoppe there were three new E6D-TC Ltds topped with Alpine... and they're less expensive than the AC522CE, even if I have them install a K&K Pure Mini. I thought about it and thought about it, and the wallet won.

So this afternoon, I talked to John at the Acoustic Shoppe (chapboogie here) and pulled the trigger on an E6D-TC Ltd. Alpine. It should be coming soonish.

And to offset some of the expense, I have my Guild GAD-F212 12-string up for sale locally. If anyone here's interested, let me know!

I'd love to get my hands on the E20D TC and I think the price is good enough that if I don't like it I can move it at no loss.  But I'm currently waiting on a delivery of a new Farida OT-22W after having some difficulty with a shopworn one.  What to do, what to do...

Can anyone tell me the diameter of the K&K Mini transducers?

I have spent some time searching for this, and it does not seem to be published.

Thanking about putting the K&K system on a non-Eastman guitar that I have.

Thanks
CJ

Anyone have any recommendations for books or otherwise with fingerstyle songs to learn.  I'm new to fingerstyle so easy would be good.   I'm taking some lessons but want to learn some easy songs that I can learn on my own.

Which strings do you guys recommend for rosewood back and sides? I have an E8D and E8OM-TC.

Just arrived and fresh out of the box.  She's a looker.  Its gong to take me a minute to get used to the SB.  I've never had a burst before.  And so the journey begins.