# Acoustic Music: Fine Fretted Instruments

> Shop fine acoustic guitars, mandolins, and archtops at Acoustic Music in Connecticut\. Explore our museum and expert appraisals\.

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## Pages
- [Home](https://acousticmusic.org/): A premier destination for fine acoustic guitars, mandolins, and vintage archtops in Connecticut\. AcousticMusic\.org features an extensive instrument collection, a dedicated museum, expert appraisals, and informative articles covering instrument research and history\.
- [Art of the Guitar 2026](https://acousticmusic.org/art-of-the-guitar-2026/): Experience the 2026 Art of the Guitar series live at the Chester Meeting House\. Join us from September to December for three incredible nights of  acoustic music featuring guitar legends Guy Van Duser \& Billy Novick, Frank Vignola \& Vinny Raniolo, and Kaki King\. Secure your individual tickets today, or save by purchasing a Full Season Pass for admission to all three performances\!
- [Research](https://acousticmusic.org/guitar-music-research/): Professional online, in\-person, and in\-depth instrument appraisal services at Acoustic Music\. Get accurate valuations for guitars, basses, banjos, mandolins, and amplifiers from our expert appraiser Brian Wolfe\.
- [Art of the Guitar](https://acousticmusic.org/art-of-the-guitar/)
- [Guitar Manufacturers](https://acousticmusic.org/guitar-manufacturers-a-z/)
- [Just In: Vintage Guitars for Sale – In\-Store Only](https://acousticmusic.org/just-in-vintage-guitars-for-sale-in-store-only/)
- [Visit The Shop](https://acousticmusic.org/visit-the-shop/)
- [Year\-End Charts 1990s](https://acousticmusic.org/year-end-charts-1990s/)
- [Year\-End Charts 1960s](https://acousticmusic.org/year-end-charts-1960s/)
- [Year\-End Charts 1950s](https://acousticmusic.org/year-end-charts-1950s/)
- [Timeline of Musical Styles \& Guitar History](https://acousticmusic.org/guitar-music-research/history/timeline-of-musical-styles-guitar-history/)
- [History](https://acousticmusic.org/guitar-music-research/history/)

## Posts
- [Mastering Fingerstyle Guitar: A Conversation with Guy Van Duser ahead of Chester Performance](https://acousticmusic.org/guy-van-duser-interview/)

## Products
- [Eastman E8D\-TC](https://acousticmusic.org/product/eastman-e8d-tc/): \<ul class="product\-block\_\_specs"\>
 	\<li\>Neck Material:Mahogany\</li\>
 	\<li\>Fingerboard:Ebony\</li\>
 	\<li\>Fingerboard Radius:12"\</li\>
 	\<li\>Neck Profile:Traditional Even "C"\</li\>
 	\<li\>Nut:Bone 1 3/4"\</li\>
 	\<li\>Fretwire:20 Jescar\-FW43080\</li\>
 	\<li\>Scale Length:25\.4\</li\>
 	\<li\>Body Dimensions:16" X 4\-11/16"\</li\>
 	\<li\>Bracings:Hand\-Carved Scalloped X\</li\>
 	\<li\>Body Top:Solid Sitka Spruce\</li\>
 	\<li\>Body Back/Sides:Solid Rosewood\</li\>
 	\<li\>Bridge/Saddle:Ebony/Bone, 2\-5/32" Spacing\</li\>
 	\<li\>Rosette:Classic\</li\>
 	\<li\>Truss Rod:Dual Acting\</li\>
 	\<li\>Binding:Top/Back\</li\>
 	\<li\>Binding Material:Herringbone\</li\>
 	\<li\>Logo:Pearl Headstock\</li\>
 	\<li\>Inlay:Abalone Snowflakes\</li\>
 	\<li\>Side Dot Color:White\</li\>
 	\<li\>Bridge Pins:Ebony\</li\>
 	\<li\>Body Top Finish:Truetone Gloss\</li\>
 	\<li\>Back/Sides Finish:Truetone Gloss\</li\>
 	\<li\>Hardware Color:Nickel\</li\>
 	\<li\>Pickguard:Tortoise Shell\</li\>
 	\<li\>Tuners:Gotoh SE780\-06M\-N\</li\>
 	\<li\>Strings:D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light \(\.012 \- \.053\)\</li\>
 	\<li\>Action Height:12th fret 3/32" on the bass side and 2/32" on the treble side\</li\>
 	\<li\>Case:Hardshell Case\</li\>
 	\<li\>Truss Rod Wrench:4mm\</li\>
\</ul\>
- [Art of the Guitar: Frank Vignola \& Vinny Raniolo](https://acousticmusic.org/product/art-of-the-guitar-frank-vignola-vinny-raniolo/): \<p\>\<strong\>Date:\</strong\> Saturday, October 17, 2026 \<strong\>Time:\</strong\> 8 PM – 10 PM \(Doors at 7 PM\) \<strong\>Location:\</strong\> Chester Meeting House \<strong\>Pricing:\</strong\> $35 Advance / $40 Day of Show\</p\>
- [Test Ticket One Dollah](https://acousticmusic.org/product/test-ticket-one-dollah/): \<p\>\<strong\>Date:\</strong\> Saturday, December 5, 2026 \<strong\>Time:\</strong\> 8 PM – 10 PM \(Doors at 7 PM\) \<strong\>Location:\</strong\> Chester Meeting House \<strong\>Pricing:\</strong\> $35 Advance / $40 Day of Show\</p\>
- [Martin D\-28 \(1971\)](https://acousticmusic.org/product/martin-d-28-1971/): This guitar plays and sounds amazing\! It is being sold "as\-is", as it will need some luthier work eventually\. The bridge is split at the pins and is lifting a tad on the treble side \(see in photos\)\. We don't see this being an immediate issue, but should be fixed\. The action is to Martin spec, but the saddle is low\. The bone nut has been replaced with a brass nut\. A K\&K pick up has been installed and works\. Aside from that, everything is original and in working order\. No cracks and is in great shape for a guitar this old\.

SN\#: 283660
- [Art of the Guitar: Kaki King](https://acousticmusic.org/product/art-of-the-guitar-kaki-king/): \<p\>\<strong\>Date:\</strong\> Saturday, December 5, 2026 \<strong\>Time:\</strong\> 8 PM – 10 PM \(Doors at 7 PM\) \<strong\>Location:\</strong\> Chester Meeting House \<strong\>Pricing:\</strong\> $35 Advance / $40 Day of Show\</p\>

## Tickets
- [\#50712585712](https://acousticmusic.org/event_magic_tickets/assigned-ticket-585712/)
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- [\#50709218897](https://acousticmusic.org/event_magic_tickets/assigned-ticket-218897/)
- [\#50708465676](https://acousticmusic.org/event_magic_tickets/assigned-ticket-465676/)
- [\#50706570117](https://acousticmusic.org/event_magic_tickets/assigned-ticket-570117/)

## Links
- [Chris Thile’s Acousticamp](https://acousticmusic.org/link/chris-thiles-acousticamp/)
- [ASCAP \- ACE Title Search](https://acousticmusic.org/link/ascap-ace-title-search/)
- [Lute Tablature](https://acousticmusic.org/link/lute-tablature/)
- [Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts](https://acousticmusic.org/link/caramoor-center-for-music-and-the-arts/)
- [New England Guitar Events](https://acousticmusic.org/link/new-england-guitar-events/)

## Catalogs
- [Paramount 192\(4\) Banjo Catalog](https://acousticmusic.org/catalog/paramount-1924-banjo-catalog/)
- [1930 Tonk Bros Catalog 47](https://acousticmusic.org/catalog/1930-tonk-bros-catalog-47/)
- [1935 Metropolitan Music Company](https://acousticmusic.org/catalog/1935-metropolitan-music-company/)
- [Guild 196x Catalog](https://acousticmusic.org/catalog/guild-196x-catalog/)
- [Guild 1955 Catalog](https://acousticmusic.org/catalog/guild-1955-catalog/)

## Categories
- [Blog](https://acousticmusic.org/category/blog/)
- [Rickenbacker](https://acousticmusic.org/category/rickenbacker/)

## Tags
- [guitar](https://acousticmusic.org/tag/guitar/)
- [Gibson](https://acousticmusic.org/tag/gibson/)
- [acoustic](https://acousticmusic.org/tag/acoustic/)
- [Martin](https://acousticmusic.org/tag/martin/)
- [Byrds](https://acousticmusic.org/tag/byrds/)

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## Product brands
- [Gibson Guitars](https://acousticmusic.org/brand/gibson-guitars/)
- [Martin Guitars](https://acousticmusic.org/brand/martin-guitars/)
- [Bourgeois Guitars](https://acousticmusic.org/brand/bourgeois-guitars/)
- [Collings Guitars](https://acousticmusic.org/brand/collings-guitars/)
- [Flammang Guitars](https://acousticmusic.org/brand/flammang-guitars/)

## Product Body Depth
- [4"](https://acousticmusic.org/body-depth/4/)
- [1 11/16"](https://acousticmusic.org/body-depth/1-1116/)
- [1 3/4"](https://acousticmusic.org/body-depth/1-34/)
- [3 1/4"](https://acousticmusic.org/body-depth/3-14/)
- [4 1/2"](https://acousticmusic.org/body-depth/4-12-2/)

## Catalog Types
- [Gibson](https://acousticmusic.org/catalog-type/gibson/)
- [Martin](https://acousticmusic.org/catalog-type/martin/)
- [Guild](https://acousticmusic.org/catalog-type/guild/)
- [Gretsch](https://acousticmusic.org/catalog-type/gretsch/)
- [Epiphone](https://acousticmusic.org/catalog-type/epiphone/)

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