After 2 years working closely with Eastman Musical Instruments to create a more affordable version of my Cabaret Nylon String Model the finished product is n...

EASTMAN CABARET

 SOLD

 

 eastman contacted me with the express interest in building my cabaret model carved back nylon string guitar. i worked closely for 2 years with their people to produce a guitar that was a proper REPRESENTATION of the guitar i build by hand and one that i could be proud of. This being a somewhat unique Classical design because of the carved back and the cutaway I had always hoped I could find a way to get more of these guitars in the hands of classical and fingerstyle players. Being a small custom builder I can only make 20 to 30 guitars a year and I have several other models besides this one to build. Eastman provided a way for me to have more of my cabaret models out in the world and for this i am grateful. all eastman cabarets that are sold by me from my shop are meticulously set up, intonated and tweaked until they are playing at their very best. For THis one I intonated the saddle, dressed the frets, adjusted the nut height, and restrung with Labella 2001 strings. Shims are included so you can adjust the action height as needed. i also have upgraded the pickup on this one to the james may ultra tonic pickup with a shielded volume control for its superior acoustic tone and natural sound. I have been using this pickup as of late for the cabarets built in my shop and i am just in love with the tonal quality and the NATURALNESS this pickup provides. the body is a european flame maple stained a rich brown sunburst and the sides are tapered for comfort. by having the lower bout deeper you get a nice bass boost. this guitar is beautifully balanced and has a rich warm tone with those bell like trebels we all love so much.



SPECIFICATIONS

BODY WIDTH:             14 3/8"

BODY DEPTH:              3 1/2" TO 3 7/8" TAPERED SIDES

NECK WIDTH:             1 15/16"

weight: 4 pounds

BODY WOOD:              highly figured european flame maple

TOP WOOD:                european SPRUCE

NECK:                        spanish cedar

SOUND HOLE:            Ebony OVAL hole rosette with mother of pearl ribbons

CUTAWAY:                  SINGLE VENETIAN

FINISH:                       violin brown sunburst

FINGERBOARD:         ebony, 30” radius

SCALE:                        25 1/2”

FACE PLATE:              ebony

FRETS:                        nickel silver

binding                     koa

bracing                     Lattice

TUNERS:                     schaller grandtune with snakewood buttons

PICKUP:                      james may ultra tonic pickup with shielded volume control

BRIDGE:                      Ebony

soundport:             oval

TRUSS ROD:               2 WAY ADJUSTABLE

case: hardshell