| I guess it is only natural that the Eastman String
Company is able to offer high quality Spirit Varnish finishes on their
jazz guitars as an option. After all, they did make quality
violins & cellos for a decade before entering the archtop guitar market!
Spirit Varnish, properly applied, has long been thought to
be the best finish for musical instruments from a tone standpoint ... protective
but not inhibiting to the modes of vibration.
Here is one of Eastman's very popular 16" AR805CE
guitars, complete with ebony fingerboard, peghead overlay,
finger rest & tailpiece along with a hand carved & graduated spruce
top, true carved maple back, Kent Armstrong designed suspended
humbucking pickup and yes, the Spirit Varnish option! |
