Eastman Guitars AC122-1CE Grand Auditorium Acoustic-electric Guitar - Classic (2024)

FAQs

Do Eastman guitars hold their value? ›

Keep us posted on if you decide to go for the Eastman and how it works out. The resale value on Eastman guitars is actually fine. I have bought and sold a number of Eastman and Martin guitars over the years. I have always had the best luck selling to an individual via Craigslist or FB Marketplace rather than a store.

Eastman guitars are manufactured by skilled luthiers in a dedicated workshop in Beijing, China; they do not make instruments for anyone else and nobody makes instruments for them – they are arguably the finest workshop in China.

These values all stem from a vision ever present since day one. As an accomplished flutist from Beijing, Qian Ni founded Eastman Strings in 1992 after graduating from the Boston University School of Music.

All Solid Tonewood With Truetone Gloss Finish. Be sure to read our FAQ's to learn the most about Eastman guitars and mandolins.

A quick Google or Ebay search of your make and model will show you what others are selling guitars like yours for. You can also consult the Blue Book of Guitar Values to see what it is worth. Another great resource is Vintage Guitar Magazine's Price Guide, which is regularly updated and available at Amazon.

“Dana told us that he stopped using nitrocellulose in 2002 and started using a special formula that he developed, which he shared with us. Last year we completely changed over to what we call the Truetone finish, which is very thin polyurethane with a lot of the same qualities as nitro.

The simple fact is, compared to guitars made in Korean, Japan, Mexico, or America, they just won't be as good. Generally speaking, a company that makes a higher end line elsewhere isn't sending their best woods, electronic components and hardware to their budget line factory in China.

Eastwood's headquarters are in Brampton, Ontario, just west of Toronto. The instruments are generally built at three factories located in China and Korea. At this point, Eastwood offers around sixty different models in eight different series.

There should be a date on the neck and a date on the body. If those two dates match up, that's probably the exact date your guitar was built. If they don't, it could indicate that the guitar's neck was replaced at some point, or that the guitar was built from spare parts and is not an original build.

How many guitars does Eastman make? ›

Dana Bourgeois' decades of guitar building expertise will be put to use enhancing the design and production quality of the approximately 40,000 guitars Eastman produces at its Chinese plants.

As of 2000, the serial number expanded to 11 digits to accommodate the four-digit year designation. Reading left to right, the first two digits (or four starting in 2000) represent the year; the second pair of digits represent the month; and the third pair of digits represents the calendar day that work was begun.

In fact, they still operate in the manner of a 19th century violin workshop, with a team of master luthiers crafting instruments largely by hand, with the exception of a few band-saws used for neck outlines.

Eastman is a respected and quality brand, and their cellos are beautiful, durable, and made to be played! As an instrument suitable for an intermediate or advanced player, choose an instrument that is hand carved, with a higher quality core, and with excellent strings, bows, and a case, too.

With guitars, there's a little bit of dispute. Many people opt for a thirty year cut off for vintage items, but others tend to draw their line at 1980, meaning everything pre-1980 is vintage and everything after isn't.

Which guitar brands are known for their investment potential? Brands like Gibson, Fender, PRS, and Duesenberg are known for their investment potential. These brands consistently produce high-quality instruments that often appreciate in value over time.

1 - Kurt Cobain's MTV Unplugged Guitar

One year on from the world-record sale of David Gilmour's Black Strat, Kurt Cobain's MTV Unplugged guitar sold for a massive $6,010,000 (£4,960,000) at auction in June 2020 and became the World's Most Expensive Guitar in the process.