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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.
Add a tone control to your Eastman Guitar - Same 'under the pickguard' style
as the standard volume control. $65.00 !!
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Finish Chart for Eastman Guitar
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See "Stringed Instruments, Acoustics" selection on right for Archback Flattops from Eastman Guitar.
John Pisano Signature Models
AR880CE John Pisano Archtop. Specifications: 16" wide body, 2 3/4" rim, X-braced, solid, hand-carved spruce top, Solid figured maple sides and hand-carved back, 3 peice maple neck, exotic wood bindings, headstock, tailpiece, knobs and pickguard, Schaller gold and ebony tuners. Built-in, specially designed Kent Armstrong humbucking pickup, Side mounted jack 20 fret, 25" scale neck 1 3/4" neck width at nut. Available in Honey Blonde and Antique Sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Price: $3,495.00 - Call and Reserve Yours Today!! Call 262-367-5720 or send an email to jeff@jhalemusic.com or call for our discounted price. Click on thumbnails below for a full size picture of the John Pisano Jazz Guitar
Check out the John Pisano website www.flyingpisanos.com
NEW
AR860CE Mahogany John Pisano Archtop. Specifications:
16" wide body, 2 3/4" rim, X-braced, solid, hand-carved
spruce top, Solid mahogany sides and hand-carved mahogany back,
3 piece mahogany neck, exotic wood bindings, headstock, tailpiece,
knobs and pickguard, Schaller gold and ebony tuners. Built-in,
specially designed Kent Armstrong humbucking pickup, Side mounted
jack 20 fret, 25" scale neck 1 3/4" neck width at nut. Available
in Classic nitrocellulose lacquer finish. List Price: $2,595.00. Call
262-367-5720 or send an email to jeff@jhalemusic.com for
our discounted price.
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Note
truss rod cover is secured by embedded magnets. Easy on/off for
adjustments. This feature is exclusive to the AR860CE Pisano
model. See photographs on right.
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El Rey Archtop Guitars (designed by Otto D'Ambrosio)
Taking a slight departure from fully-carved, archtop jazz guitars,
Otto D'Ambrosio
and Eastman Guitars are proud to launch the El Rey series. These completely
handcarved 14” electric guitars are for the player who demands tomorrow's
cutting edge instruments, today. With the patent pending “neck block
cutaway” construction, they are ideal for any musical application.
The El Rey series features Kent Armstrong pickups, gold plated Gotoh hardware
and
a 25” scale length. Lightweight and versatile, these handcrafted, solid
wood creations come in three different variations and four finishes:
classic, sunburst, custom saphire blue, and custom red. Here are the models:
ER1 Standard Jazz Spruce top and Mahogany
back, sides, and neck. This guitar has a single Kent Armstrong humbucking
pickup in the neck position and 2 control knobs (volume and tone).
The bridge is a tune-o-matic style, mounted on a standard archtop
bridge base. A short tailpiece is fastened to the end block like
a standard jazz guitar. List Price $1,595.00. Call
262-367-5720 or send an email to jeff@jhalemusic.com or
call for our discounted price. Also See J Hale Custom Page for some extrordinary ER1's with maple back/sides ready for customization to your spec's!
ER2 Deluxe Jazz Spruce
top and Maple back, sides, neck. This guitar has two Kent
Armstrong humbucking pickups, a 3-way pickup selector switch
and 4 control
knobs (2 volume and 2 tone). The bridge is a tune-o-matic
style, mounted on a standard archtop bridge base. A short tailpiece
is fastened
to the end block like a standard jazz guitar. List Price
$1,995.00. Call
262-367-5720 or send an email to jeff@jhalemusic.com or
call for our discounted price.
NEW!! ERO Deluxe Oval Hole Spruce top and Mahogany back and sides. Impressive acoustic tone and super light weight. Available with optional B Band pickup! A real sweet-heart guitar. This model will be once again available in Sept/Oct. Call 262-367-5720 or send an email to jeff@jhalemusic.com for our discounted price.
ER3 Deluxe Rock Maple
top and Mahogany back, sides, neck. This guitar has two high output
pickups, a 3-way pickup selector switch and 4 control knobs (2 volume
and 2 tone). The bridge is a one-piece (wrap around type) with an
internal block for mounting the studs. List Price $1,995.00. Call
262-367-5720 or send an email to jeff@jhalemusic.com or
call for our discounted price.
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Eastman Thinline Hollowbody Archtops.
These unique 1 3/4” deep
instruments come with a choice of solid, hand-carved mahogany or
maple backs with solid spruce or maple tops. Both of these guitars
come equipped with powerful Kent Armstrong Humbucking pickups that
can slip effortlessly from a rich, woody jazz sound to a satisfying,
crunchy, vintage rock tone that explodes out of your amp. These
versatile guitars neatly span the distance between a fine hollow
body archtop
and the classic center block thinline model guitar.
Call
262-367-5720 or send an email to jeff@jhalemusic.com or
call for our discounted price.
NEW!! Double Cutaway T185MX 15" and T186MX 16" Semihollow In Stock.
Features
flamed maple top, Mahogany body and rims, ebony fingerboard with
dot inlays, twin humbucking pickups with 12 adjustable pole pieces,
25" scale. 3 piece mahogany neck.
Call 262-367-5720 or send an email to jeff@jhalemusic.com or call for our discounted price.
| T185 Custom
features: Uncovered 57 Duncan Seth Lover Pickups, Sperzel
Locking Tuners, All
Chrome/Nickel Tone Pro's Hardware , Ebony Control Knobs,
Eastman Sunburst Finish. |
| T185 Custom
features: Custom
J Hale TeaBurst Nitro Finish, 57 Duncan Seth Lover Pickups
With Coil Taps, Sperzel Locking Tuners, Ebony Control Knobs,
Gold Tone Pro's Hardware. |
New AR605CE And AR610CE "Jim Fisch" Models. Same dimensions as AR805CE and AR810CE but with carved mahogany back, solid mahogany rims, rosewood tailpiece, pickguard, fingerboard and headstock overlay. AR605CE is $1,495.00, AR805CE is $1,595.00. Great Value!
NEW!! Uptown AR803CE
15" and 16" Archtops with Built In Pickup.
Similar to
the AR805CE, these compact 15" and 16" fully hand-carved 6-string archtops are crafted with solid ultra flamed maple back and sides, an aged spruce top, a three-piece maple neck with an ebony fingerboard, and an ebony-fronted headstock. Heavy-duty, classically designed tailpiece and Gotoh tuners with ebony knobs. Features single full size humbucker in the neck position with adjustable pole pieces. Volume and tone controls are mounted in the top. Rim depth is a thin 2.5".
Includes Eastman hardshell case. Call 262-367-5720 or send an email
to jeff@jhalemusic.com or call for our discounted price.
Uptown AR803CE 15"
Uptown
AR803CE 16"
Also See J Hale Custom Page for some extraordinary instruments which can be customized to your spec's!
Uptown AR804 and AR805 Series
These compact 16" fully hand-carved
6-string archtops are crafted with solid ultra flamed maple back
and sides, an aged spruce top, a three-piece
maple neck with an ebony fingerboard, and an ebony-fronted headstock.
Heavy-duty, classically designed tailpiece and tuners and a deluxe
Eastman Hardshell Flight Style Case all come standard. Includes
floating humbucker
with pickguard mounted contol. Whether you play be-bop or big-band
this jazz guitar delivers!
Classic and Sunburst Finish In Stock - Pictures Coming.
Call 262-367-5720 or send an
email to jeff@jhalemusic.com or
call for our discounted price.
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Uptown
AR810CE
Designed with the serious Jazz guitar
musician in mind, the Uptown 810 is everything a 17”,
hand-carved archtop guitar should be, but without the sticker
shock. The carved solid maple back and sides
and solid aged spruce top are complimented by a three-piece
maple neck with a solid ebony fingerboard. Heavy-duty, classically
designed
tuners and tailpiece and a deluxe Eastman Hardshell Flight
Style Case all come standard. Includes floating humbucker
with pickguard
mounted contol. This is the guitar you have always wanted
to own at a price that finally makes it possible! List price
$2,495.00.
Call 262-367-5720
or send an email to jeff@jhalemusic.com or
call for our discounted price.
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AR910CE Professional Series Archtop
Instrument features hand carved spruce top, hand carved 2
piece flame maple back, 5 piece maple neck, ebony fingerboard,
tailpiece and pickguard. Single floating Kent Armstrong
pickup in the neck position with volume control mounted on
the underside of the pickguard. Measures 17" across
the lower bouts with a body depth of 3 1/4", scale length
is 25" and nut width is 1 3/4". Body, neck, headstock
and pickguard
are beautifully mutilayer bound with figured maple, f holes
are also bound. Fitted with Schaller tuners with ebony tuning
caps.The Eastman AR910CE instruments are chosen for their
superior acoustic tone and beautiful flamed maple backs and
necks. Eastman hardshell case is included. Call
262-367-5720 or send an email to jeff@jhalemusic.com or
call for our discounted price.
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