I stopped by the New Expression Music (formerly San Diego Old Time Music, an affiliate of Buffalo Bros in Carlsbad CA) over the weekend, and saw that they have two new Eastman 305 'Economy' A models on the wall. I only had time to try one of them; It's the first time I ever saw or played one, and it plays great as I had expected.

I know that these are in short supply right now, and so just want to put the word out there. I spoke with the folks over there and they do ship out of the area. If interested best to give them a call to inquire more.

For those of you not familiar with the store, they have been around for a long time and have been great supporters of the local music scene. They host weekly and biweekly bluegrass and old time jams, and I just hope to see them continue to be around for a long time to come. So while NFI, there is some vested personal interest to see them do well

Here's a write up on the store when they moved recently:
http://www.sandiegotroubadour.com/si...11&newsid=1392

You can also find their contact info here as well (their new site is under some 'renovation' as we speak):
http://newexpressionmusic.com/newexp...m/contact.html