Eastman AR605 Jazz Guitar, TWELFTH FRET

Eastman AR605 Archtop Jazz Guitar

SOLD

Eastman make their jazz guitars very much like their cellos. They start with thick pieces of spruce, maple or mahogany, carve the outer arch ... then hand carve and graduate the interior.

I sometimes get asked what "graduate" means when referring to carved top instruments. A violin, mandolin or jazz guitar builder leaves the center of the top & back quite a bit thicker than the edges or "recurve", to help promote efficient use of the entire plate as a sound generating membrane. Each luthier has his own method of controlling the final tone, balance and projection of the instrument, largely through this "graduation" process, either by using it to tune the top & back to specific resonant frequencies, by a deflection measurement process, or by sheer intuition!

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The process of making a true carved top instrument is much more labour intensive than making a flattop guitar. Until recently this translated into quite a high price tag ... until Eastman came on the scene. Now you can get a true hand carved & graduated arched top jazz guitar with a thin nitro lacquer finish, custom wood/metal tailpiece, and a sound that will put a smile on any jazz or swing player's face. This particular instrument was sold to our store at an extra discount by the new Canadian sales rep, as a "salesman's sample" guitar ... once it is sold, I won't be able to match this price again. This instrument is new, in mint condition and with full manufacturer's warranty.

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Specifications
Eastman AR605 Archtop Jazz Guitar

* 1 3/4" wide bone nut
* bound rosewood fingerboard
* bound rosewood peghead overlay
* adjustable truss rod
* suspended fingerboard extension
* enclosed tuners with stairstep buttons
* 25" scale length
* mahogany neck with medium elliptical profile
* true carved & graduated spruce top
* X-braced
* true carved & graduated mahogany back
* bound f-holes
* 16 3/16" wide lower bout dimension
* 3 1/4" deep mahogany sides
* multiple bound body with grained ivoroid
* hardshell case

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MSRP: $1695.00 U.S. dollars
Note: The "Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price" (MSRP) or "list price" is rarely if ever the actual sell price of an item. Typically a store would discount between 10% & 40% off this figure depending on the wholesale structure.

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We ship internationally & domestically on a daily basis. Please email us at sales@12fret.com for a shipping rate.

We fully set up our instruments to your specifications with your brand & gauge of strings before shipping.

If shipping within Canada but outside of Ontario, only 5% GST applies.

When shipping outside of Canada, no taxes are charged by us.

Shipping to the U.S.A. : There are no taxes charged and no duty at the border for North American made products

Current as of December 2008
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Link to a review of the PG2 Pagelli model from Eastman