Help identifying an Eastman AR
 

Well I have been looking for a single or no pickup Eastman archtop for a while and found this. I found it on GC and is advertised as an AR403CE. But it looks like it may be a different model than a 403. But I have looked on several websites and I can't quit pinpoint it. From the pics that I have seen the 403 has a rosewood FB with dots, peghead is not bound, pickguard is not bound, etc. Anyone have a clue? The AR503's I have seen do not have a bond peghead and the AR603's appear to be mahogany back and sides. Anyone have a clue? I probably will not have it in my hands until 7/8/2022 at the earliest.

The bound pickguard and headstock are similar to my AR610CE-CS which has a spruce top with mahogany back and sides

There are lots of Eastman archtop models that are not documented very well. I guess you will have to unpack it before you will know what you bought.

It does not look like an AR403 to me.

FYI the Django Books website seems to have the most compleat set of Eastman archtop pictures and descriptions, but nothing quite like the one in your picture.
https://www.djangobooks.com/Category...rchtop-guitars

Pine Cone this does look alot like the AR 603. Is yours a 16"

The Eastman is in the house and sounds fantastic (plugged or unplugged). I am still baffled as to the model. Eastman said that there all AR403's have Maple tops. I took some more pics and it still looks like a Spruce top. Also I think this could be an AR603 as the 4 or 6 in the model number looks slightly different than the SN, but I am no handwriting expert. It is 16" and most of the AR603CE's I see are 15" models. If it is an AR 603CE then the back is possibly flamed Mahogany but the inside where the label looks light to be mahogany. I sent Eastman some pictures and we will see what they say. It is a 2014 per the SN and Eastman confirmed that.