Excited again abount Eastman's Dawgs

[Ken Olmstead]

Seeing the announcement has fired me up again on this. My gut sank a bit when I saw the $3495 retail price for the Giacomel model but the pic looks fantastic! I am very interested to here a review on these but the concept is just so cool and I wish them the best of luck!

Jamie - is one of these in your future? I have seen you mention it a couple of times!

[Jkf_Alone]

wow, that is beautiful. I bet it sounds as good as it looks.

[JEStanek]

From the other thread folks were concerned about how the Prototype had Giacomel on the headstock. The one in the article (production model I'm assuming) has Eastman. Those look really cool. I'm waiting to see the Bacon artist!

Jamie

[Tom C]

It states those are list prices. about $3,000 retial is making me interested.

[SChase@EastmanStrings]

I glad to see it is well received. Several reviews will be out in the next week or so. Ted, could you link your review in this thread when it is complete?

[Darryl Wolfe]

I am actually more excited about the Bacon Artist. I have been looking for one for years and had planned to eventually build one if I could not find one.

Bravo Sean and Company

[Ted Eschliman]

I glad to see it is well received. Several reviews will be out in the next week or so. Ted, could you link your review in this thread when it is complete?

You bet, Sean. Very much looking forward to the privilege!

[Keith Erickson]

Seeing the announcement has fired me up again on this.

Ditto

[sgarrity]

I look forward to getting to play one of these. I really do like the design and applaud all involved for getting a non-F5 clone to market. But at that price, it had better sound really good!

[Fretbear]

Such a great time to be a mandolin enthusiast; these days you can now walk out of a store with a fine looking and sounding F-5 style for around $1300 or so, with something like the new "The Loar" 600 series, among others and in the future to be able to buy something like this used for the price of a fine guitar, means the mandolin has finally arrived as an accepted mainstream acoustic instrument.

[F5GRun]

I am excited as well. I am curious to see what the full extent of the "Dawg Collection" will be. Any clue on to whats next after the Bacon Artist????

[Eddie Sheehy]

I am really excited about the Giacomel. If it is the quality of the 900 series then the price tag is not an issue for an exceptional looking mandolin like this.

[Ken Olmstead]

Actually, the reason why the price struck me a little hard is that it means that it will be awhile till I can entertain the idea of having one. But the price in relation to what this piece is in terms of design and Dawg associated, does not strike me as way off base or anything. Just means I can't afford one RIGHT NOW!!

Sean - when do we get a glimps of an "Artist?" Or did I miss that meeting?

[JEStanek]

Ken,

See post 13 in this thread for your glimpse you missed...

Jamie

[mideando]

Hi guys,

fortunately I played one of the first prototype of this mandolin directly at the Corrado Giacomel studio/laboratory. It plays good, balanced and good tone and volume. Of course it doesn't plays as a real Giacomel J5 ( I have 2 original ones...I am selling one ) but it is a very fine mando.

Bye
Stefano (Email: stef61@tin.it)
www.mideando.it
www.myspace.com/mideandostringquintet

[mandolooter]

Well I got my eggs...Im waiting for the Bacon!

[OKMike]

I wonder how wide the neck is and the fret size. I like the non-traditional look, nice to see a non-A, non-F. May have to start saving.

Mike

[philc]

...or use your money to buy a nice new or used mandolin from one of the many small scale luthiers here in the USA...Pomeroy, Stiver, Mowry etc...or even buy an original Giacomel...why waste money on a cheesy copy. There will be ten in the used section of the classifieds within six months of their release going for half their list price.

[Chris Biorkman]

...or use your money to buy a nice new or used mandolin from one of the many small scale luthiers here in the USA...Pomeroy, Stiver, Mowry etc...or even buy an original Giacomel...why waste money on a cheesy copy. There will be ten in the used section of the classifieds within six months of their release going for half their list price.

not everyone has twelve grand to spend on a new Giacomel.

[philc]

i agree...i don't have twelve grand to spend on a new Giacomel either. However, if i was going to spend $3500 on a mandolin i would look around a bit before spending that kind of money on a copy of a mando that Grisman uses...it aint the same mando...oh yeah, there was that Kentucky Dawg Monteleone thing that was such a hit...Gimmicks!

[F5GRun]

Well Phil, thats just the thing. The target market for these new models are the people that dont want the typical A or F. They want something new and different. I also do not think they are cheesy copies. For one I dont think that Dawg or Corrado Giacomel would endorse a cheesy copy. And two, Eastman is not a huge factory cranking out low quality instruments, they actually have luthiers building these things. Also this is a limited run and I doubt the price will come down that fast, after all, Eastman is not flooding the market with these. So I guess it boils down to the country of origin, which is not what this thread is about.

[JEStanek]

Sean,

Do you have any specs you can share on the Giacomel model? Will then nut be the standard (narrower) Eastman width or what? Also, just to help folks understand, what is the planned production volume of these Dawg Models?

PhilC, I will refer you to Scott Tichenor's assesment of the prototype that he played (a few days after he played Grisman's Giacomel) read post 26.

Jamie

[mideando]

Mike ,
my Giacomel's fingerboard are 32 mm at the nut.

Phil,
the price that I m selling it isn't 12 k, go to classifieds

Stefano

[philc]

Sorry...i shouldn't be so negative. Like most of you i have not even touched one of these mandolins. Everyone has the right to spend their money as they please.

[MikeEdgerton]

... Everyone has the right to spend their money as they please.

That I can agree with. Our own opinions of what we would do or buy is simply that, our own opinions and we shouldn't be surprised or disappointed when others don't agree with us.