If I correctly recall the original announcement from Dana Bourgeois, it stated that Dana and crew are going to keep building Bourgeois guitars in Maine. Whatever else happens with Eastman isn't going to change that. I see no reason why the Bourgeois brand will suffer.
Perhaps a closer analogy would be Bashkin when he launched the Avian line that was built overseas. I think Avian is gone now, but I don't recall seeing any sign that it affected the "cred" of Bashkin guitars.
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