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Old 05-08-2014, 08:12 AM
smokeynichol smokeynichol is offline
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Default My Eastman has arrived!!

Yeah got my Eastman E20D but i have a concern-the ebony bridge is kinda discolored-looks like the co. failed to color it completely black and there's some unevenness in applying the finish below the bridge. Any thoughts??? in the meantime i'm really pleased with the sound-a real 'boomer' indeed for sure.
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Old 05-08-2014, 08:13 AM
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Yeah got my Eastman E20D but i have a concern-the ebony bridge is kinda discolored-looks like the co. failed to color it completely black and there's some unevenness in applying the finish below the bridge. Any thoughts??? in the meantime i'm really pleased with the sound-a real 'boomer' indeed for sure.
It's called streaking, that's how the wood naturally looks. There is a shortage of all black ebony so you will see this more and more often.

Ebony does not need finishing
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Old 05-08-2014, 08:46 AM
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congrats on the new instrument
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Old 05-08-2014, 09:11 AM
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Nice guitar you lucky dog
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Old 05-08-2014, 09:13 AM
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Congrats on the new guitar!
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Old 05-08-2014, 10:08 AM
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Your E20D should have an ebony bridge, but I don't believe all Eastman acoustics currently have ebony bridges. From the specs I have read, all the higher-end Eastman models have ebony fingerboards, but some have bridges that are dyed rosewood. This is true of my Eastman AC508M.

For instance, while the E20D and the E10D should be ebony, the E8D and the E6D have a dyed rosewood bridge.
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Old 05-08-2014, 10:19 AM
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Congrats! I wouldn't be concerned about the streaking (if that's what it is) in the bridge. Can you post pics?
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