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  • swillerswiller Frets: 662
    They are great. Across the board. 

    Its an almost racist stereotype that chinese people just make en masse instruments in factorys for western global companies in sweatshops. Simply not the case and ethics are sound at eastman. Its just not greedy like western handmade custom shop outfits. Think history will favour these guitars very well. 





    Dont worry, be silly.
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  • TanninTannin Frets: 4394
    edited August 2022
    swiller said:
    Its an almost racist stereotype 


    ^ An entirely unwarranted comment. 
    swiller said:
    Simply not the case and ethics are sound at eastman.



    Evidence please. In particular, evidence that Eastman is responsibly sourcing timber. Their website maintains a discreet silence about their timber sourcing - you'd think if they were on the up and up, they would be only too happy to tell the world about it. Let us remember that China is the undisputed world champion of illegal logging. If Eastman (unlike China as a whole) is actually sourcing its timbers ethically, why doesn't Eastman say so, and provide hard evidence?

    I'd love them to do that as there are things I'd like to buy that only Eastman makes (short of full custom builds) - acoustic archtops for one example. But unless and until they demonstrate genuine environmental credentials, I'll not go near their products, and I don't care how cheap they are.

    (Spruce from Canada and Alaska is a red herring. The species of concern are for the most part tropical hardwoods sourced from Asia, Africa, and South America.) 
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  • WindmillGuitarsWindmillGuitars Frets: 699
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    @Greatape We're a main UK Eastman dealer - if I can help at all please drop me a DM.
    Cheers Simon
    www.windmillguitars.com - Official stockist of Yamaha, Maybach, Fano Guitars, Kithara Guitars, Eastman Guitars, Trent Guitars, Orange Amps, Blackstar Amplification & More! (The artist formerly known as Anchorboy)
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  • GreatapeGreatape Frets: 3293
    WindmillGuitars said:
    @Greatape We're a main UK Eastman dealer - if I can help at all please drop me a DM.
    Cheers Simon
    Appreciate it Simon, but I'm near Project.

    Thanks all the same 
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