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4 THE ANTIQUE VARNISH SERIES Vintage Gets a New Varnish The Heart of the Eastman Workshop Honored The phrase “new antique” might sound like a contradiction — but not when it applies to Eastman’s Varnish Antique Series. This line of guitars is built on a mix of time-honored craft and ahead-of-thecurve thinking utilizing classic technique with a decidedly fresh approach. And yes, it all starts with the finish. Eastman violins have always been distinguished by their consistently rich hue varnish that is matched by an equally rich tone. This unique, even Stradavarius-like quality is the result of a proprietary process rooted in a tradition going back to the 16th century during the Golden Age of violin making. And now Eastman is bringing that time-tested, violin-oriented process to the world of guitars. No doubt a few existing guitars can lay claim to truly special finishing work. But such models tend to be collectibles, reserved exclusively for upmarket buyers who treasure the handmade attention to detail. The Varnish Antique Series is designed to make such a rare and labor-intensive feature more available to guitar enthusiasts, with the proof in the distinctive look and sound. And just what is it exactly that produces that look and sound? Therein lies the signature magic. Li Hua Rong, who manages Eastman’s refined varnish shop is willing to provide a few answers, but she’ll only reveal so much. The process itself, she relays, features six distinct steps starting with a basecoat application to fill the grain, then moving to color application, and concluding with a French polish. Ultimately, three or four coats of material are applied and sanded thin. The result is softer than lacquer, creating a smoother tone. When Pepijn ‘t Hart of Eastman Europe visited the workshop in Beijing with a guitar and asked if it were possible to replicate Hua’s special process on a larger instrument, she had him do some playing to get a sense of how guitars aged, and soon set to work. From there a new line formed. We added Seymour Duncan Seth Lovers or Antiquity P90’s, TV Jones brushed nickel classics, and aged Gotoh hardware to make it possible to own a brand-new, vintage feeling, “antique” instrument fresh out of our workshop.
5 THINLINE ARCHTOP ARCHTOP T59/v T58/v-AMB T49/v Top: Maple Laminate Top: Carved Spruce Top: Laminated Maple Back/Sides: Maple Laminate Back/Sides: Laminated Flamed Maple Back/Sides: Laminated Maple Neck: Maple Neck: 3 piece maple Neck: 3 piece maple Fingerboard: Ebony Fingerboard: Ebony Fingerboard: Rosewood Nut: Bone Nut: Bone Nut: Bone Bridge/Saddle: Tune-o-matic Bridge/Saddle: Ebony, 2-3/32” Spacing Bridge/Saddle: Rosewood compensated, Binding: Ivoriod Binding: Wood , 5-ply top, 3-ply back 2-3/32” Spacing Scale Length: 24.75” Scale Length: 25” Binding: Ivoroid 5-ply top, 3-ply back, Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan Seth Lover Neck Pickup: TV Jones Filtertrons Single ply neck Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan Seth Lover Bridge Pickup: TV Jones Filtertrons Scale Length: 24.75” Finish: Antique Varnish Finish: Antique Varnish Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan Seth Lover Case: Hardshell Case Case: Hardshell Case Bridge Pickup: N/A Available Finishes: Antique Classic, Antique Amber Available Finishes: Antique Classic, Antique Amber Finish: Antique Varnish Case: Hardshell Case Available Finishes: Antique Classic, Antique Amber CL v AMB v VN CL v AMB VN v CL v AMB v
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Page 3 and 4: AN EXPANDING WORLD OF SOUND 2017 CA
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Page 9 and 10: 7 MANDOLIN MANDOLIN MANDOLIN MD815/
Page 11 and 12: 9 T386 T486-RB Top: Maple Laminate
Page 13 and 14: 11 T486-SB T486B Top: Maple Laminat
Page 15 and 16: 13 FEATURED MUSICIAN New Directions
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Page 21 and 22: 19 an instrument that was fresh but
Page 23 and 24: 21 AR580CE-BLU Top: Back/Sides: Nec
Page 25 and 26: 23 “I don’t know how they do it
Page 27 and 28: 25 JOHN PISANO SIGNATURE SERIES Whe
Page 29 and 30: 27 E20D E20SS Top: Adirondack Top:
Page 31 and 32: 29 Trey Hensley Hensley plays the E
Page 33 and 34: 31 E10OO-M E6 OM E8D Top: Mahogany
Page 35 and 36: 33 Sapele Series Sapele Series Sape
Page 37 and 38: 35 The Common Linnets Ilse plays th
Page 39 and 40: 37 CL20C CL30S CL40S Top: AAA Tight
Page 41 and 42: Nels Cline of the band Wilco Cline
Page 43 and 44: 41 MD505 MD514-CS MD615 Top: Carved
Page 45 and 46: 43 FEATURED MUSICIAN Band from left
Page 47 and 48: 45 MDA815-SB Top: Back/Sides: Neck:
Page 49 and 50: 47 2017 PRODUCTION MODELS (US & CAN
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