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Yes, I've heard good things about the Eastmans. They're pretty tempting.
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Which is a long winded way of saying, it's worth looking at things that don't look exactly like gypsy guitars, if you just want the sound, rather than the look. Although hard to try things out in these cv-19 times.
Personally, I found the lower priced Gitanes to be kind of dead sounding.
At a guitar festival a while ago, I tried one of luthier Steve Toon's gypsy guitars, and it was great. Very well priced, too, for what it was, although I have no idea what his usual list price is.
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My little Martin 0017S has a nice barky & dry midrange sound that would probably do the job pretty well, even though it has a shortish scale length. Do flatwounds make a lot of difference?
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Maurice Dupont is about 40mins up the road from me, can't comment on his jazzers but his work in general is excellent . I've had fretwork & set ups done there. He had about 15 employees last time i went which is truly incredible for the Cognac region where jobs are hard to find. Acoustics are clearly his forté.
At some stage - assuming 'normal' life resumes at some point, I do want Maurice to make one for me.
I was in Samois a couple of years ago, attending the Django Reinhardt festival. Many luthiers go there to sell their guitars. I find there is a lot of smoke and mirrors with new, luthier-made gypsy jazz guitars. They might look beautiful, but often do not play that great. Many beginner players with money getting them and being happy, but... it's more snobbery than tone IMHO.
Check out Guitare Village (the french store in Domont). They have a good webpage with a nice selection of new and secondhand gypsy jazz instruments. Fair prices, too.