Uke with Smitty
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If you look on Eastman’s website, they have new ukulele models listed again. https://www.eastmanguitars.com/acoustic_more
They haven’t made ukes in several years, but I used to own an EU3C (concert) and holy smokes that thing punched WAY above its weight class for the price.
Side note: Besides uke I also play mandolin and have discovered that Eastman mandolins are the absolute best in the intermediate range. You have to pay $2500 or more to get better than an Eastman mandolin. They’re also known to make some really good guitars for the price- particularly jazz guitars.
Back to ukes, the old models used to be all mahogany but I’m noticing the tops of some of the new series are Sitka spruce and some have Ovangkol sides. They also used to be really thick nitrocellulose gloss finish and it looks like the new models are all satin.
I’d be interested to try one out and see how they stack up to the old ones that were some of the best intermediate priced ukes I’ve ever played.
They haven’t made ukes in several years, but I used to own an EU3C (concert) and holy smokes that thing punched WAY above its weight class for the price.
Side note: Besides uke I also play mandolin and have discovered that Eastman mandolins are the absolute best in the intermediate range. You have to pay $2500 or more to get better than an Eastman mandolin. They’re also known to make some really good guitars for the price- particularly jazz guitars.
Back to ukes, the old models used to be all mahogany but I’m noticing the tops of some of the new series are Sitka spruce and some have Ovangkol sides. They also used to be really thick nitrocellulose gloss finish and it looks like the new models are all satin.
I’d be interested to try one out and see how they stack up to the old ones that were some of the best intermediate priced ukes I’ve ever played.