Purpose-made for jazz manouche, the Eastman DM3 Grande Bouche is a high-end take on the classic Selmer-style acoustic guitars of yore. This acoustic guitars iconic cutaway body dates back all the way to the days of Django Reinhardt himself, with the DM3 sporting a solid Sitka spruce top, quarter-sawn ladder bracing, and a Selmer-style oval soundhole. Tied together with laminated rosewood back and sides, the DM3s punchy and percussive tone ensures that every fleet-fingered lead line and la pompe rhythm slice through the mix with focused midrange. The maple necks Flat D profile gives you plenty of room to maneuver the ebony fingerboard, and its all capped off with a stylish slot headstock with premium Gotoh tuners. You also get a classic moustache bridge crafted from rosewood, along with an exquisite art decoinspired tailpiece. Whether youre feeling a Minor Swing coming on or youre after a flat top with archtop-like projection and cut, the Eastman DM3 provides you with the unique tone that only a Selmer-style 6-string can provide. Time-honored tonewoods from top to bottom The Eastman DM3 comes equipped with a classic tonewood combination, pairing a solid Sitka spruce top with laminated rosewood back and sides. No need to be alarmed, tonewood purists even the original Selmer guitars used by the great Django Reinhardt were intentionally designed with laminated back and sides to bolster volume and projection. Taken as a whole, this premium tonewood complement grants you a bright, crisp, and midrange-focused tone that hits hard with a percussive flair before quickly decaying to get out of your next notes way.
Neck Material:Maple
Fingerboard:Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius:12″
Neck Profile:Flat D
Nut:Bone 1 3/4″
Fretwire:Jescar-FW43080
Scale Length:670mm
Bracings:Quarter Sawn Ladder Spruce Bracing
Body Top:Solid Sitka Spruce
Body Back/Sides:Laminated Rosewood
Bridge/Saddle:Traditional Rosewood Mustache 2 5/32″
Rosette:Traditional
Truss Rod:Dual Acting
Binding:Top
Binding Material:Black
Tailpiece:Traditional Gypsy Style
Logo:Painted Logo
Inlay:Pearl Dots
Side Dot Color:White
Body Top Finish:Truetone Satin
Back/Sides Finish:Truetone Satin
Hardware Color:Nickel
Tuners:Gotoh SE770
Strings:D’adarrio EJ83M.011-.047
Action Height:12th fret 2.75mm on the bass side and 1.75mm on the treble side
Case:Deluxe padded Gigbag
Truss Rod Wrench:4mm
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