Eastman

Eastman guitars and mandolins came as the result of a passion for high quality string instruments inherited from our internationally recognized fine violin line. Eastman offers musicians an opportunity to enjoy instruments produced by expert craftspeople entirely by hand using the best possible tonewoods, and time tested carving/building techniques.

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Eastman - 16 and 17 Archtops

Premium tonewoods and the time honored process of meticulous hand craftsmanship form a harmonious relationship that has established Eastman as a major force in the world of archtop guitars. Today Eastman offers the widest selection of classic and contemporary archtop guitars in the industry. Most often associated with jazz, Eastman archtops are frequently used in many other styles of music due to their beautiful sound, range and finish.

  • Eastman AR810 Archtop Features

    A popular 17 inch F-hole archtop classic. Carved spruce top, maple sides & back. Custom Kent Armstrong floating pickup. Lively response, great projection and tone in an impressive archtop!

    MSRP $2,395

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Eastman - Pagelli Signature

The Pagelli Signature Series, designed in Switzerland by Claudio and Claudia Pagelli, is handcrafted in the Eastman workshop of AAA spruce and maple tonewoods.

  • Eastman PG2 Blonde Archtop Jazz Guitar #2350405 w case

    Bold design to match its glorious archtop tone! Hand-carved spruce top & maple sides & back. Stunning blond finish with contrasting ebony pickguard. Floating Kent Armstrong single-coil pickup. Lowest price guaranteed!

    MSRP $5,250
    Price $4,099

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  • Eastman PG2 Blonde Archtop Jazz Guitar #2350259 HOLD

    The Pagelli has a bold ergonomic design to match its glorious archtop tone! Hand-carved spruce top & maple sides & back. Stunning blond finish with contrasting ebony pickguard. Floating Kent Armstrong single-coil pickup. Lowest price guaranteed! Very lightweight and a joy to play and hold!

    MSRP $5,250
    Price $3,995

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  • Eastman PG2 Blonde Archtop Jazz Guitar #2350365

    Bold design to match its glorious archtop tone! Hand-carved spruce top & maple sides & back. Stunning blond finish with contrasting ebony pickguard. Floating Kent Armstrong single-coil pickup. Lowest price guaranteed!

    MSRP $5,250
    Price $3,995

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Its attractive asymmetrical 17″ design features modern F-holes with a contrasting maple tailpiece and bridge on the PG1 and a contrasting ebony tailpiece and bridge on the PG2. The PG1 is available in a classic finish and the PG2 is in an stunning blonde finish. Hardshell case included.



Eastman - Jim Fisch Series

Each Jim Fisch Archtop Guitar is hand crafted with a solid Spruce for the top and Mahogany back and sides- which is available in a whole series of different archtops.

  • Eastman AR603CE-15D Classic 15″Electric Archtop Guitar w case#L210864

    The Eastman Jim Fisch  603 series was designed for the giging guitarist that needs flexibility, clarity and fullness. The 603 series features a hand carved spruce top with a hand carved mahogany back and solid mahogany sides. This 15" is small and compact, light and easy to play with great action and tone.

    MSRP $2,999
    $2,399

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    Eastman AR603CE-15D Classic 15″Electric Archtop Guitar w case#L210864

The 605ce features Rosewood fingerboards and are available in Classic and Classic/Sunburst finishes. The mahogany back and sides ad a warmth and depth to the guitar not found in standard maple back and sides archtops. The Rosewood fingerboard enhances the warmth of this archtop.

The 16″ 605ce has a flatter Django style cutaway that imparts a very homogenous tone with great clarity to all the chordal voicing, which excellent chordal note separation This series sound great acoustically with great projection and fullness and is the preferred combination for bluegrass and country music.

The 610 ce is a 17″ fully carved archtop with a traditional Venetian cutaway that creates greater note separation and brighter highs, and fuller lows than its 16′ counterpart. Warm, full with plenty of projection this guitar can stand alone acoustically or amplified with the best archtops. Most Eastman archtops with cutaways are equipped with Kent armstrong designed pickups attach to the pickguard and not to the top of the guitar to allow the greatest acoustic tone and projection.

The 600 series also comes in non cutaway archtops that have the larger top and back soundboards that allow this to be played acoustically with greater projection. The non cutaway models are the favorite of all comping musicians for achieving that chunky full rhythm sound of the big bands of the 30’s and 40’s. Great chordal note separation and full loud projection found on only the most well made hand made archtops. The Non cutaway models are stocked with f holes for the greatest chordal note separation and in the 16 inch 605 and the 17″ 610 models,

The 604 is a 16″ oval hole model with a great acoustic voice for those special acoustic situations that require greater chordal note separation that can be found in an acoustic or flat top guitar.



Eastman - Left Handed Guitars

  • 2018 Peerless Monarch 17 Lefty Archtop Guitar 24.6″ scale w case #3017018

    Peerless Left handed Momarch 17" has a great dark jazz tone and a soundest under the bridge to reduce feedback. and a short 24,6" scale 1.69" at nut. Just a fabulous guitar for JAZZ!

    MSRP $1,995
    $1,495

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  • 2018 Peerless Monarch 17 Lefty Archtop Guitar w case #6891

    MSRP $1,895

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    2018 Peerless Monarch 17 Lefty Archtop Guitar w case #6891

  • Peerless Monarch 17 Lefty Archtop Guitar w case #7020

    This Monarch 17 has a set Humbucker pickup, just like the Wes L5.  have also been dressed up with a solid flamed maple back, tri-color sunburst,  made for the performing musician. Great Fat Jazz tone at an affordable price

    MSRP $1,895
    $1,995 $1,499

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  • Peerless Monarch 17 Lefty Archtop Guitar w case #7639

    This Monarch 17 has a set Humbucker pickup, just like the Wes L5.  have also been dressed up with a solid flamed maple back, tri-color sunburst,  made for the performing musician. Great Fat Jazz tone at an affordable price

    MSRP $1,895
    $1,995 $1,499

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  • Peerless Monarch 17 Lefty Archtop Guitar w case #8911

    This Monarch 17 has a set Humbucker pickup, just like the Wes L5.  have also been dressed up with a solid flamed maple back, tri-color sunburst,  made for the performing musician. Great Fat Jazz tone at an affordable price

    MSRP $1,895

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    Peerless Monarch 17 Lefty Archtop Guitar w case #8911

  • Eastman AR803CE-16D Lefty Archtop Jazz Guitar

    A "sweet" 16 inch F-hole electric archtop classic. Carved spruce top, carved maple sides and back. Custom Kent Armstrong humbucker pickups. The crisp high-end balances the warm low tones of this versatile archtop. Lowest price guaranteed. All GnJ guitars ship fast, and come with proset up ready to gig right out of the box.

    MSRP $2,895

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    Eastman AR803CE-16D Lefty Archtop Jazz Guitar

  • Peerless Monarch 17 Lefty Archtop Guitar w case #8557

    This Monarch 17 has a set Humbucker pickup, just like the Wes L5.  have also been dressed up with a solid flamed maple back, tri-color sunburst,  made for the performing musician. Great Fat Jazz tone at an affordable price

    MSRP $1,850

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    Peerless Monarch 17 Lefty Archtop Guitar w case #8557

  • Peerless Monarch 17 Lefty Archtop #7206

    This Monarch 17 has a set Humbucker pickup, just like the Wes L5.  have also been dressed up with a solid flamed maple back, tri-color sunburst,  made for the performing musician. Great Fat Jazz tone at an affordable price

    MSRP $1,895

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    Peerless Monarch 17 Lefty Archtop #7206