Sorry to see Bill Withers has died. Great talent and regular guy. Popular music is the sound track to our lives, and Bill's contribution is unforgettable.

Hi EGF friends!  It's been a little quiet here, so I hope that everyone is staying safe -- and maybe playing guitars.  I'm on Day 27 indoors here, and admittedly, getting a little stir crazy, mostly b/c working from home has kept me busy.  But it's for the best, and I'm just waiting for the weather to warm up a little (although this evening was very nice).

Maybe it was the COVID blues, but I pulled the trigger on a new Eastman guitar, which will arrive on Friday.  If all goes well, NGD post and review to follow this weekend.

With this history of hand made classical music instruments it's easy to see why Eastman started their guitar building with archtops:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7sNfZ6fsbk

Bought this (2008/09) AC515 from of all places Seattle 4 weeks ago today.

It's a cousin to my AC615.
Mahogany back/sides.
Someone did an after market under saddle pickup & changed the bridge pins to brass.
Changed out the bridge pins with a set of Tusq pins I've had for a few years.

Both guitars are light weight cannons with perfect necks for my style.

My 386 has a nice somewhat thick neck , it's a little thicker then my SB59. I'm wanting another Eastman but have fallen in love with my 3 warmoth 24 3/4 conversion necks (boat) . So much so I just ordered another for my thinline telly. So being left handed limits my choices but thinking I could special order a Eastman . I was told by a Eastman dealer that Eastman would build left handed on order but would have to take the neck they come with. So which Eastman's have a thick neck ? My boat necks are 1" there entire length. Don't have to be that thick but more then 60's Gibson it seems some Eastman have .

Hi,

I've had my eye on Eastman acoustics for a while now, but hadn't pulled the trigger.  I had a new E1D bookmarked on Reverb.com and the seller offered $100 off and I couldn't pass it up.  It arrived today and I am blown away.  I am absolutely amazed at how incredible it sounds.  I've had a cedar-topped cheap Takamine for years and I love that, but this is just another beast altogether in every way.

I play a lot of surf on electric, but also play Johnny Cash live and dabble in bluegrass and I absolutely adore this guitar.

I live in Northeastern Ohio, and being cooped up with the pandemic will be a lot more tolerable with this incredible E1D.  I'm already thinking about an E2D to replace the Takamine!

I've browsed the forum for a bit and this looks like a nice group of folks.  Sorry for the long post... thanks!

Gary

Hi gang... here's some late night guitar using my Cordoba nylon. 

The song is an Earl Klugh cover of 'The night has a thousand eyes' ... I am not playing the entire song because Earl is the master and he really goes to another level on the original.  The recording could be better, but using an iPhone sure is a quick setup!





Tim

Ewan MacColl assembled the lyrics of this song in 1960 from the actual words, phrases and experiences of fishermen he talked to, in particular Sam Larne (1878 – 1965) who started work as a cabin boy on a fishing lugger at the age of 13. Hard lives borne with dignity.


https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=eua...&FORM=VIRE

While scrolling through Reverb I ran across a listing for a sunburst AC630. I own a sunburst AC630 I had to check out this listing in Belgium. Since I am in the U.S.A. I thought it interesting that another one had been crafted and listed in Belgium.
It was pointed out that the photo is actually of my guitar. The photo was from The Acoustic Shoppe's website before I purchased it. Not a photo from the newly listed seller.
Just a warning to be careful when looking at online listings. Deal with folks you know or have been vetted. This forum has a lot of members who can vouch for dealers such as The Acoustic Shoppe and others.
It's a jungle out there.

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Hello All,
I'm looking at a 2007 E6D (Online Reverb).  Guitar looks good but hard to tell without it in my hands how it sounds.  I do own an E10D and really love the Mahogany sound, wondering if the Sitka will be a different sound.  Also wondering is there should be any concern with an older Eastman in the way of construction versus new models.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated