See if you can find a place to try out some Eastmans sometime! I don’t think you’ll go wrong with one.
The Poll has been decided
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@Michael_Mark What models do they make left-handed because I’m a left handed player? I LOVE!!! Eastman.
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Eastman’s website says that they make the E20, E10, E10SS, and E1 in left-handed. They also at least made a left-handed E6 at some point, since some have sold on Reverb. I know the guys at the General Store can sometimes get left-handed versions in, but I don’t believe they usually stock them.
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Thanks! I’ll check it out!
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@Michael_Mark I think I remember seeing an E8D left-handed one time, But I’m not sure if I saw it right. 
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I’ve always liked Martins; that being said, I’ve never owned one. When I first started learning guitar, the guy who was teaching me let me borrow a couple of his Martins (one of them was a D28!). Now, I have a Paul Reed Smith PR-20 parlor guitar. I like it, but I’d love to upgrade to a higher end guitar.
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@cboling That’s a cool guitar! I play a Orangewood “Morgan mahogany live”
D28 is one of my favorite geetars! 
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Hmmm… that is a short list to choose from. The nicest sounding “brand new” guitar I ever played was a Collings. The problem with purchasing a brand new guitar that sounds perfect is that it will open up with play and possibly get tubby sounding (I’ve seen this happen way too often). I’ve played a few Bourgeois over the years and never been impressed (although I probably should have been). There was a Bozo once that had an unusual but amazing voice that was very impressive, but too unusual to consider as a daily driver. Then there was the Petros that was beautiful to look at but had a voice of a mouse. So that brings me to the Martins. Not all Martins are stellar, but back 50+ years ago they were the top dog in the world of manufactured, hand built instruments. And the lifetime guarantee cemented their reputation. Sure, a 73 D35 could be hit or miss, but when it hit, it hit. I have a student with a 1970 D35s that is a wonderful instrument. Sure, it needed a neck reset and basic setup work, but after all was done, it sings! I guess I am saying that for some of us older fellows, the Martin still stands alone as the pinnacle of a factory made acoustic because of history, reputation, the artists that use(d) one, and the tone that so many other companies have tried to copy and so few have succeeded. 
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Oh the irony of saying this while also praising Martin 
You do have one of the best Martins I’ve played though.
I’ve found that I’ve almost never played a Collings that wasn’t amazing. I’ve played some really nice Bourgeois guitars too. I seldom find Martins that sound good within reach at guitar stores.
I don’t recall if I’ve played an Edmonds or not.
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I don’t think my D18 was insanely priced at all actually. $3k (which is what it was new when I bought it almost 5 years ago) is just a portion of the price of other high end guitars. But I know some Martins are priced crazily especially vintage ones.
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Looks like those same Sinkers are $4k now. They’ve told me in Gruhn’s there’s been high demand and also the supply is limited (not sure if anyone knows exactly how limited - but that wood can’t be reproduced).
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