Eastman Archtop Guitars From J. Hale Music

Archtop Guitars From Eastman Making Tomorrow's Heirloom Instruments Today!


During the 1920’s, Lloyd Loar sparked a revolution and ushered in the Golden Age of guitar making. Instruments from this period are coveted for their brilliance of tone and beauty of craftsmanship. The luthiers at Eastman Strings, famous for building some of the most highly regarded violins and cellos of the late 20th century, have now turned their attention and time honored skills towards the handcrafting of archtop guitars. If you are searching for unequaled tonal brilliance, ease of playing and beautiful woodcraft you will find all these things and more in the Eastman Uptown Professional Series. Welcome to the New Jazz Guitar Golden Age.

Eastman Uptown Luxury Series Guitars feature the outstanding craftsmanship of our Professional Series with upgrades in materials and finish to create beautiful instruments of unsurpassed quality. These upgrades include the finest select tonewoods, wood binding, 5 piece maple neck, an ebony tailpiece, and Schaller tuners with ebony buttons. Uptown Luxury Archtop Guitars feature Eastman’s innovative Spirit Varnish/Rich Lacquer hybrid finish. Our luthiers developed this process as a way of combining the acoustic qualities and timeless beauty of spirit varnish with the durability of lacquer.

These instruments are hand-polished using the same techniques that violin makers have used for generations. The guitars are then sprayed with two layers of lacquer, which is then buffed back nearly to the spirit varnish beneath. Eastman Uptown Luxury archtop guitars are available exclusively in our Natural finish, which is as durable as it is breathtakingly beautiful.
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Our most current inventory of new, custom and used Eastman instruments appears on our eBay store. Use the links below to review our current offerings. You can purchase directly from the eBay Store or just give us a call to purchase off line.

Click on this link to see ALL of our new Eastman instruments listed on our eBay Store. New Eastman Instruments

  • Eastman Pagelli 17" Archtop, Natural Finish . Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $2,995.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • Eastman AR880CE John Pisano Signature 16" Archtop, Natural Finish . Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $2,895.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • Eastman AR805 Non Cutaway 16" Archtop With Benedetto S-6 Pickup, Sunburst Finish. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $1,795.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720
  • Eastman AR803CE-15, 15" Archtop With Sapphire Blue Finish. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $1,795.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • Eastman AR903CE CUSTOM 16" Archtop With Teaburst Finish. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $2,795.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • Eastman AR803CE CUSTOM 15" Archtop With Honey Blonde Finish. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $2,695.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • Eastman CUSTOM AR803CE 16" Archtop With Natural and Caramel Finish. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $2,795.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • Eastman AR803CE CUSTOM 15" Archtop With Sunburst Finish. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $2,395.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • Eastman T184MX Double Cutaway SemiHollow Body Guitar With Sunburst Finish. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $1,449.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • Eastman T185MM CUSTOM Double Cutaway SemiHollow Body Guitar With Teaburst Finish. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $1,995.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • Eastman ER1-7 El Rey 7 String Archtop With Sunburst Finish And Benedetto B7 Pickup. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $1,795.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • Eastman CUSTOM ER2 El Rey Archtop With Natural Finish And Adornments From Mirabella Guitars. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $2,295.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • Eastman ER3 El Rey SemiHollow Body With Opaque Black Finish. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $1,495.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720
  • Eastman CUSTOM ER3 El Rey SemiHollow Body with Gold Top Finish. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $2,095.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • SOLD Eastman CUSTOM ER3 El Rey SemiHollow Body with Tangerine Burst Finish. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $1,995.00 with hardshell case and complete professional setup. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.

Click on this link to see all of our used Eastman instruments as listed on our eBay store Used Eastman Instruments

  • Eastman AR905 Non Cutaway With Golden Age Finish And Benedetto S6 Pickup. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $1,649.00 OBO. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • Eastman AR880CE John Pisano Signature With Natural Finish. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $1,995.00. Purchase via eBay or give us a call at 262 367 5720.
  • Eastman T186MX SemiHollow Body With Golden Age Finish. Click HERE for our eBay Store listing and pictures. Our selling price is $1,295.00

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