I played some Eastman's today. First time I've ever seen or touched one. The 500 and above models played and sounded very nice.
Here's some photos from the F body. All were priced over $1000. I think these photos came mostly from the 800 series F style... $1300+.
At first glance they look very nice. Upon closer inspection I noticed this...
I wish I'd seen this during my research. So I'm sharing just to provide information.
Does it affect sound? Nope. Does it hint at other places corners were cut (out of sight, out of mind), possibly. At this price point, is it acceptable? I don't know. Still deciding myself. Is it worth hundreds or thousands more for attention to detail? Are domestic mandos better? I honestly don't know... nobody locally carries them.
I've seen countless discussions about these instruments, countless opinions, so I thought I've just offer some evidence. I didn't include flattering photos because you can easily find those on any of the retailers' websites.
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