Sound Pure's Take
The 8 series guitars are Eastman's premier acoustic guitars, and this one more than lives up to expectation. The Grand Auditorium body style is excellent for a wide variety of playing situations and this one performs gracefully when fingerpicked, flatpicked, or strummed. The Engelmann Spruce top is very warm but it still maintains plenty of clarity and pitch definition. Elegant appointments like the Abalone rosette and figured maple binding make this thing look as sweet as it sounds.
From Eastman Guitars
Eastman Acoustic guitars are the latest addition to our line of fine instruments. Each guitar is handcrafted with a solid top, back, and sides. The top is individually-voiced with scalloped X-bracing. The neck is hand-fitted to the body with a dovetail joint. Each guitar is finished with a rosewood headstock overlay, ebony fingerboard, bridge and bridge pins, and a hand-rubbed nitro-cellulose gloss lacquer finish. This selection of guitars has been developed to meet the needs of today's demanding musicians.
Highly select Indian Rosewood back and sides, AAA spruce top, hand inlayed abalone rosette, highly figured maple binding on body, fingerboard and headstock, ebony Gotoh tuners, Elixir light gauge strings, Grand Concert Model features a slotted headstock, CE models include Fishman Matrix VT pickup system, molded hardshell case included.
Serial Number: M2208277
Neck Material: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Neck Profile: Traditional Even "C"
Nut: Bone 1-3/4"
Fretwire: 20 Jescar-FW43080
Scale Length: 25.4"
Body Dimensions: 16" x 4 1/4"
Bracings: Hand-Carved Scalloped X
Body Top: Solid Engelmann Spruce
Body Back/Sides: Solid Rosewood with Center Strip
Arm Contour: Rosewood
Bridge/Saddle: Ebony/Bone, 2 5/32" Spacing
Rosette: Abalone with Turquoise/Magenta Purfling
Truss Rod: Dual Acting
Binding: Top, Back, Fingerboard, and Headstock
Binding Material: Flamed Maple with Turquoise/Magenta Purfling
Logo: Pearl Headstock
Inlay: Pearl Small Vine
Side Dot Color: Black
Bridge Pins: Ebony w/Abalone Dots
Body Top Finish: Gloss Finish
Back/Side Finish: Gloss Finish
Hardware Color: Gold
Pickguard: Tortoise Shell
Tuners: Gotoh SG301-20GG
Electronics: LR Baggs Anthem
Strings: D'Addario XT Phosphor Bronze .012 -.053
Action Height: 12th fret 3/32" on the bass side and 2/32" on the treble side
Case: Hardshell Case
Truss Rod Wrench: 4mm
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