Has anyone upgraded the Ping tuners on their Eastman acoustics with Waverlys? My Ping tuners are very stiff and difficult to turn. I’m sure they could be smoothed out but I also like the look and quality of the Waverlys. If you’ve done this before was it an exact fit or did you have to use conversion bushings and a reamer? I’m thinking of doing this upgrade on my E10D-TC.

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As someone  who has never been much interested in social media sites apart from this one (and consequently know next to nothing about them), could somebody wise me up on the implications of signing up for the Eastman Face Book site? If I open an account there, does this limit me exclusively to that site and its participants. I am not much interested in interacting with none Eastman F B users or matters not related primarily to Eastman guitars.

Taylor Mullins with Holter Pickguards made this guard. He does great work and is easy to work with.

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Hello all,

I'm thinking of buying an AR372CE.I'm curious if the 2019 models have any substantive changes than older models. By this I mean electronics hardware, pots, wiring, wood etc. I see that there is more variety in the finish department but wondering about other stuff.

Thanks for reading and thanks ahead of time if you know the answers...

w00t its NGD here in Casa Zeebo.  I brought home to Manchester an Eastman E10 OO SS from Richards Guitars (https://rguitars.co.uk) in Stratford Upon Avon.  If you are looking for a guitar here in the UK, I cannot recommend Richard and his team highly enough.  The guitar is setup to perfection and feels absolutely perfect in my hands.  The ends of the frets just disappear under your fingers.  The intonation checked with the Peterson Strobe Tuner app is perfect.  I don't know how much of the setup is due to Richard's tech Chris and how much is out of the box Eastman but its the best setup acoustic I have ever had.  The guitar still sounds a bit "tight" but I expected that with a Red Spruce top.  That said it is still a fantastic sounding guitar both finger picked and strummed.  The back is beautifully flamed mahogany.  The rosewood board and bridge are so dark and dense that I thought Eastman had changed the specification to ebony, until I noted that on the Certificate of Authenticity, there is a CITES number for the rosewood. The fit and finish is perfect all round with the exception of a small scraping error around the soundhole below the end of the fingerboard.  As it is handcrafted I consider the blemish to be a "beauty mark" and I don't worry about it.  The 'burst is perfectly done and the laquer work is also perfectly applied and polished.  Am I gushing too much?  I wasn't sure exactly what to expect from a guitar made in China but honestly it wasn't this.  I have a 2016 Gibson J-35 which I thought was extremely well finished.  The Eastman is far and above a higher specification for essentially the same amount of money.  I will add some photos tomorrow.  Tonight I am too busy playing. 

Anyone want to buy a J-35 so I can buy a Eastman slope shouldered dread?

I have long wanted an OM guitar. I have been looking at the Eastman OM’s, but I think I read somewhere that Eastman keeps them shorter scale than standar.md. Is that true?

Also, what type of quality could I expect from a lower end OM vs the higher end?

Y'know, I never thought to even ask about this when I bought my Eastman and to display my utter lack of observational powers, I didn't even notice until tonight as I was playing the guitar: there's no top strap button on my E10D. I searched the forum for "install strap button" and the search returned nothing. So...

Let me ask: is not having a top strap button standard for Eastman acoustics? Do all of you sit down to play and therefore don't need a strap?   If not, do you use the "tie to the headstock" method (which I personally don't like as to me it feels like that puts too much pressure on the neck); if not, where do you install the top strap button? On the treble side of the heel, as I've seen on most guitars? What have you strap users done for your own guitars?

  Inquiring minds want to know! Thanks!

No affiliation with the seller, and really kind of glad I'm broke at the moment. Otherwise I might do something rash.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/msg/d/e...47862.html

Hello to all. I've just acquired my first Eastman, an E10D. So far I love everything about it: the look, the feel, and especially the sound. I was pointed to this site by Pura Vida; I'll have to browse around and get to know the rest of you.

I live in Cincinnati and have been a musician for many decades at this point. I play bass and share lead vocal duties with a local band, and occasionally do solo gigs where I play guitar and sing. 

If you wish to know more about me than you ever wanted to know, here's my website:

On my kindle i can find no way to search this forum.