FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

Eastman guitars were born from a Beijing violin company in 1992. The company produces flattop, archtop and electric guitars mainly influenced by American designs. The E20P, and its mahogany brother the E10P, were introduced around 2010 at the beginning of the great parlor guitar revival. While there is no definition of a parlor guitar, it refers to a short scale, small body guitar (less than 14 inches at the lower bout). Often they have a slotted headstock to complete the vintage look. The E20P takes its design cues from the 12-fret Martin 0-28 of the late 1920s and early 1930s. It does not sound like the Martin, but has modern sound of its own. Like most 12-fret guitars, the Eastman has an open sound with excellent balance and clarity. It is an amazingly loud guitar for its size and has turned many heads with people expecting to see a large guitar being played.

 Body:  Hollow; solid 2-piece Adirondack spruce top, solid 2-piece Indian rosewood back and sides; triple bound top, double bound  back

 Finish:  Natural, nitrocellulose lacquer

 Neck:  3-piece mahogany (scarf joined headstock and heel), set-in; Indian rosewood headstock overlay with silk screened logo

 Fingerboard:  Ebony; abalone “diamond and square” markers

 Number of Frets:  19

 Pickguard:  None

 Bridge:  Ebony with bone saddle

 Nut:  Bone

 Tuners:  Gotoh "Sta-Tite" style, nickel

 Pickups:  None

 Controls:  None

 Scale Length:  25 inches

 Neck Width at Nut:  1 13/16 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout:  13 3/4 inches

 Body Depth:  4 1/4 inches

 Weight:  4.1 lb