Hi everyone, I am a professional luthier. I have an Eastman acoustic in the shop where the glue join for the scarf at the peghead has failed. It is not your standard split peghead because the failure corresponds exactly with the prepared join. It is still strongly hinged together so I cannot get in to clean up the gluing surfaces. Does anyone know what glue Eastman uses for their general construction and for this join in particular? Hide glue? Titebond? Epoxy (please, no!).
Thanks

The 2021 in-person edition of the NAMM Show has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and will instead take place online. The convention had been scheduled for the week of Jan. 18, 2021, at the Anaheim Convention Center. No surprise here - can't wait to see new Eastman models!

As I shop Eastmans, I find myself wondering: is the thermal curing process doing the same thing that time would do to the top, only quicker? Or does it affect the top’s response in ways that go beyond what aging would produce? In other words, if I buy a non-TC Eastman, will it effectively turn into a TC Eastman 3 to 5 years down the line? Or will it always have a distinct tonal character from the TC?

Really noticed for the first time, after the window light struck the guitar just right, quite a bit of checking in the lacquer. Knowing that it shipped from the Netherlands, and during winter, not to surprised. At first I was a bit bummed, but then began to appreciate the patina and authenticity of the finish.

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Got to say, what a guitar. I tuned it to taro patch tuning for slack key tunes.....and wow, nice clear tones. Waiting on a turteloid pick guard from Stew Mac before I begin using a pick. When I was playing her today the light coming from the window hit the guitar top just right.....and what I saw was quite a bit of checking in the lacquer. At first I was bummed, then I thought......that’s just the guitars patina. Kind of like the authenticity of the finish. Anyway, lovely instrument.

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I have a couple of Eastman OM's (E10OM-TC and E8OM-TC) and have been considering trying 13's on them (or one of them) as they're all short scale. Was wondering if anyone else has tried this and if so how you liked it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjK4GVR1EcE

I got a new E8OM-TC a few weeks ago which I was really happy with apart from the action which seemed a good bit higher than the specified 3/32" (2.4mm) and 2/32" (1.6mm)at the low and high Es respectively. As far as I could measure it was at least 0.5mm higher than that. My local tech isn't taking any work at the moment so I decided to have a go myself.

After a bit of research it didn't look too difficult, just sand a bit off the bottom of the saddle and if I messed up, replacement saddles seem to be pretty easy to get hold of. To my surprise it was as easy as it looks. I sanded 1mm off to get the 0.5mm drop and the improvement in playability is remarkable, even on the low frets which surprised me as the difference must be tiny at the nut. I love my E8OM-TC even more now!

Bought an Eastman AJ817 last week from a shop in the Netherlands: Fellowship of acoustics. Impressed with the shipping box and warning label. Impressive shop. Label states that guitar was shipped from a very cold climate, and to wait 12-24 hours for temperature acclimation.

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Hi All,

I am newbie here as well as to guitar world. I have read few guitar forums and kind of deciding to buy AC122-2CE ( liked cedar top). I see very few AC122-2CE listed on Reverb but not getting into my price range. If i don't get within my price range than would look at E2. 

Please drop me a note if you all come across any deals or are selling one. For AC122-2CE I am looking at $350- $400. Alternately do suggest other models for me to checkout in case you think i may not get what I am looking at within my budget.

Thanks