Just bought my first Eastman andI love it, but for one point that spoils an otherwise lovely guitar. The finish to the neck where it joins the body, on just the lowest section that forms the bracket. At this point it is all the end grain showing. Mine has many little pot marks tiny indentations showing which does not look very pretty. The end grain that is visible at the headstock end of the neck has a lovely smooth finish. Eastman have agreed to exchange my guitar which is fine, however my dealer tells me all of the E3 models have this issue to some extent. Eastman tell me it is the "open pore" finish. Doesn't say anything about open pore in the spec. I will be interested to read of anyone else who has noted this.

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Does anyone have any info on eastman HE series, years they were made,  are they any good, all solid, etc

After owning my E8OM for three years now I thought I show her a bit of appreciation and start a little project.

Changing to a classic 000 pickguard. Ordered from JP Guitars in the UK. 000-18/000-28 style pickguard, celluloid, brown Tortoise.

Now the original pickguard is fine no issues with it. But I just wanted that she looks like a 000 acoustic even if it is ‚just‘ by Martin standards. Well correct me if that is wrong…

I am mainly a strummer, maybe one of the few that enjoys it on a smaller Guitar as well. Of course, not heavy handed nonetheless a bigger pickguard will not hurt I guess

There is something about this E8OM that just fascinates me. My kids prefer the E10SS‘s sound and look but I still have a faible for the smaller one even though I have gone through some ‚hassle‘ with it. For one, it isn’t tidy inside, some glue left overs, that inside coating not applied smoothly… a bit of a Diva i‘d say.

I Did de-gloss the fretboard, had to show a little crack on the top but beneath the nitro to a luthier. All fine. And now, no idea how that happened, the bridge lifted a small bit and shows a little gap. I really hope it can be re-glued w/o taking off the entire bridge. If that is possible. Not a clue.

Sorry, back to the project. The pickguard arrived today. Looks nice. Happy about it. First quick placement shows the radius fits and it should just about cover the tan line everywhere. Remarkable tan line I think considering the Guitar is in its case when not played and I cannot play daily, just a few times a week.

So as I never removed a pickguard before, I first thought I bring it to a luthier, show the bridge lifting, get them to install a second strap pin on the heel and remove the pickguard and place the new one. Well things came differently…might even tackle the strap pin going forward.

I read that lighter fluid is no danger for nitro. So I bought fluid for Zippo‘s. Seems it worked fine. Took a dental floss to slowly grind beneath the pickguard. Was able to lift it w/o heat or other stuff. The hard part was to remove the sticky glue. It all stayed on the guitar. Had to soak it with lighter fluid a few times. Best was to rub with the fingers, even got a blister. Took me quite some time. Finally it all came off. Used a cloth for the final part.

I will attach the new pickguard tomorrow. Just placed it on top to see how it looks. Nice. The Guitarstrap looks nice too I think. Rock‘n‘Roll

Updates follow…..less chit chat more facts

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Mhh.. the pics are not arranged in order I am afraid. Tried to. Sorry

What are your thoughts on the OM / 000 pickguard issue? My decision was purely from an aesthetical point of view….and maybe by some standards from the past


Cheers
Mitch

Looking to add an eastman ss to the herd but am frustrated only ones available have the 11/16 nut vs the 3/4 im used to. Anyone know if they have ever made ones with the wider string spacing? Can this be ordered?

Just wanted to give a shout out to Eastman Customer Service.

Recently dropped them a note asking for some info, the CS folk went way above and beyond to address my question.

Great service to go along with thier great instruments.

I noticed that the specs on their website state a decrease from 1.75" to 1.72" (the stated nut width for the Romeo) sometimes between October 2022 and January 2023:
T186MX, T185MX, T184MX, T64, T59, T486, T484, T386
It is under 1mm, but that can make a difference. Anyone else noticed that?
https://web.archive.org/web/202210060818...c_thinline

So I had my luthier whittle a new bone saddle for my E10D. Very skilled and honest guy. After breaking in the strings for a couple weeks, it has developed the high E string sitar sound. It’s most prominent when playing a G chord but noticeable open. Could be a host of things. I will probably take it for him to look at. I don’t mess with my guitars too much. However I am concerned about the break angle, just looking at it. Thoughts?

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Played a gig yesterday at a winery, used my E6D-TC with a Mojotone NC-1 through a Boss Acoustic Singer Live. I am more than happy with the tone, thought I'd share a video - I'm the guy wearing the bowler, and the first part of the video is just me strumming so you can get a decent idea of the tone, although it's still a cell phone video . 

This is my latest song up on Bandcamp. I haven't shared many of those here, but thought I might this time. Denise mentioned yesterday that she thought most of my original tunes were more 'country' than anything else. She might be right. Tell me what you think. 

And given that this is an Eastman guitar forum, know that all the guitars you hear (with the exception of the bass), are my Eastman acoustics, no matter how many effects I might have added.

https://sleighwriter.bandcamp.com/track/still-the-rain

Hello
I m Looking forUSED  Eastman T59/v Antique Black [prefer no bigsby] to buy , sure plz let me know if u have bigsby and wanna sell too
it will ship to Portland OR

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