darylcrisp
Feb-26-2017, 3:28pm
a man is offering one on trade to a guitar I have-this 614 would be an immediate list and resale here on the Café-I have all I need in the quiver of mandolins.
What is this model worth in resale-looking for a reasonable price so it moves quick.
I need to know that to figure out how much additional he would need to include to acquire the guitar.
I can do any setup work it needs-I don't want to invest more $ and really not a lot of time either. I have never had an Eastman in hand, I don't have any idea regarding this model. The Brekke bridge is probably an improvement imo. I'm getting nut width info also, need to know that.
Were these decent models? folks tend to like them?
Its a 2005, he is the original owner, played very little, sunburst, his assessment is almost new like condition. I'm figuring a good setup and a good choice of strings would help it, which I would do upon receipt. Here is what he says about it:
thank you for your input/thoughts
d
Daryl
The mandolin was built in 2005, I bought it in 2006. I am the original owner.
Yes, it has lived in a smoke free environment.
I have actually played this instrument very little, I would say that it is in excellent, if not near mint condition. There are a couple of tiny marks in the finish, and two hair sized pick scratches above and just forward of the sound hole. See the picture labeled scratches.
The inside is neat, no glue slop that I can see. The frets are decently dressed, no sharp edges, but you can feel them.
The action is low; .010/.020 at the first fret, and .040 at the 12th. The tone is even across the fingerboard. There is a very slight loss of volume on the A and E strings on frets, 9 - 12, but the tone is quite consistent. I do feel that the G and D strings lose a bit more tone on the high frets, and maybe a bit of resonance.
Tone is of course subjective and hard to describe accurately... I would say that this instrument has a clear, distinct, upper register, and more muted, but still resonant lows... This is not a loud instrument, which honestly does limit it's dynamic range compared to a more expensive instrument. It doesn't "bark" and to my ears hard strumming sounds muddy. Single notes, double stops, tremolo, all very nice, but it isn't going to cut through the sound of a decent dreadnaught.
I haven't located the original bridge yet, but I may have it tucked away somewhere. When I got the instrument the bridge was screwed way up high, exposing a long bit of screw. I felt that it was the wrong size, so I changed it.
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What is this model worth in resale-looking for a reasonable price so it moves quick.
I need to know that to figure out how much additional he would need to include to acquire the guitar.
I can do any setup work it needs-I don't want to invest more $ and really not a lot of time either. I have never had an Eastman in hand, I don't have any idea regarding this model. The Brekke bridge is probably an improvement imo. I'm getting nut width info also, need to know that.
Were these decent models? folks tend to like them?
Its a 2005, he is the original owner, played very little, sunburst, his assessment is almost new like condition. I'm figuring a good setup and a good choice of strings would help it, which I would do upon receipt. Here is what he says about it:
thank you for your input/thoughts
d
Daryl
The mandolin was built in 2005, I bought it in 2006. I am the original owner.
Yes, it has lived in a smoke free environment.
I have actually played this instrument very little, I would say that it is in excellent, if not near mint condition. There are a couple of tiny marks in the finish, and two hair sized pick scratches above and just forward of the sound hole. See the picture labeled scratches.
The inside is neat, no glue slop that I can see. The frets are decently dressed, no sharp edges, but you can feel them.
The action is low; .010/.020 at the first fret, and .040 at the 12th. The tone is even across the fingerboard. There is a very slight loss of volume on the A and E strings on frets, 9 - 12, but the tone is quite consistent. I do feel that the G and D strings lose a bit more tone on the high frets, and maybe a bit of resonance.
Tone is of course subjective and hard to describe accurately... I would say that this instrument has a clear, distinct, upper register, and more muted, but still resonant lows... This is not a loud instrument, which honestly does limit it's dynamic range compared to a more expensive instrument. It doesn't "bark" and to my ears hard strumming sounds muddy. Single notes, double stops, tremolo, all very nice, but it isn't going to cut through the sound of a decent dreadnaught.
I haven't located the original bridge yet, but I may have it tucked away somewhere. When I got the instrument the bridge was screwed way up high, exposing a long bit of screw. I felt that it was the wrong size, so I changed it.
154325
154326
154327