"That's quite cheap. I had a Maritime Dread. The nut was 1.72, not 1.8, which was too narrow for me, so I sold it. The sound was ok."
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On Walden Pond...the Wal…
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Guitar Gadgets that work
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Harry Lindahl replied to John Robinson's discussion String Changes and Fingerboard Conditioning in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Hi,
I change my strings taking them all off and then replacing them. No harm in that. Easier to wipe the fingerboard clean and maybe put some oil."
Harry Lindahl replied to Jud Hair's discussion Survey/Poll: Song with the most memorable "intro" in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"The simplest and most memorable intro for me is "The Hard Days Night" by the Beatles. It is just one open chord with a normal guitar tuning. Efficient!"
Harry Lindahl replied to Ian Miller's discussion Counselling needed! (or consoling) in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"I am afraid, you don't find a Seagull with that nut width. However, in the same price range you can find a Walden guitar. Excellent guitars for their price. You could try the CO 2000. It has a 1,75 nut and is a really nice guitar."
Harry Lindahl replied to Gary Ellis's discussion Plectrums in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Fingerpick my guitars, but for mandolin, cittern and tenor banjo I use Fender mediums."
Harry Lindahl commented on Jud Hair's group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Bought a Maritime SWS Rosewood just before Chirstmas last year. Excellent guitar. The sound as new was better than the Artist Studio. Sold it because of the narrower nut. Did not suite my style of playing. To anybody, who is accustomed to and likes…"
Harry Lindahl replied to Jud Hair's discussion New Strings = New Lease on Life ?? in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"I now have 3 seagulls. The Artist Studio CW has Elixir Nanoweb Bronze lights. At present, I have tried Martin FX Bronze custom light in the Artist Folk, quite good, but I guess, when these are gone, it is Elixir Nanoweb Bronze custom lights again…"
Harry Lindahl replied to Chris Kane's discussion Maritime SWS strings in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"I have a SWS Maritime Minijumbo and do fingerstyle. I have found the Elixir nanoweb bronze custom lights quite satisfactory."
Harry Lindahl commented on Jud Hair's group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"My Seagull hasn't eaten any, but then, I fingerpick. The ease of playing and fingerpicking my Artist Folk is a pleasure. Of course, nail chipping is a nuisance."
Harry Lindahl replied to Harry Lindahl's discussion Seagull necks in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"The nut width is narrower, 1.75". Otherwise I liked the neck (played one Walden once, so I cannot say anything in general about Waldens). Should of course have had my Seagull as a comparison, but I didn't."
Harry Lindahl replied to Harry Lindahl's discussion Seagull necks in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"My luthier charges about 200 $ for reshaping the neck (depending on the amount of work). Less than an all wood guitar."
Harry Lindahl replied to Harry Lindahl's discussion Seagull necks in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"I don't know how the Seagull necks are done. One thing that I know is, that I have 3 Seagulls, all with definetly different necks. We measured the neck of my Artist Folk and Artist Studio in my luthier's shop, the measurable difference in…"
tom blegen replied to Harry Lindahl's discussion Seagull necks in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"a hand carved neck would cost more than the guitar..."
FloridaGull replied to Harry Lindahl's discussion Seagull necks in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Harry -
You should have guessed I'd ask - how do the Walden necks you've experienced compare to the Seagull necks you've experienced?"
Peter Pauer replied to Harry Lindahl's discussion Seagull necks in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"If you watch the Taylor or the newer Martin factory tour videos,
they both are using laser cutters and cnc machines to cut and form the parts so they are all exact duplicates of the model parts they are making.
Just the assembly and fitting is done…"
DJ replied to Harry Lindahl's discussion Seagull necks in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"I am pretty sure the necks are machine cut and hand finished."
Profile Information
- Which one of the following describes your involvement in music? (Check all that apply)
- Gigging or professional musician, Amateur or recreational musician
- How many years have you been playing guitar?
- More than 30 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Nylon-string guitar, Mandolin, Banjo
- The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
- Seagull Artist Folk
Seagull Artist Studio
Seagull Maritime SWS Mini Jumbo
Malmstöm handmade nylon string yr 1969
Fylde Signature Cittern
Fylde Signature 10 str Mandolin
Paul Shippey 10 str Mandolin
Deering Goodtime 4 string banjo
Clareen Oyster 4 string banjo
- What is your website address?
- http://www.pihasoittajat.fi/
- What type of music do you like to play?
- Folk. Finnish and Swedish traditional. Irish traditional.
I am a gigging amateur musician (not a professional).
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- I don't regularly read Acoustic Guitar
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Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 10:03am on April 19, 2012, FloridaGull said…
Thanks for your impressions, Harry! I hope you don't mind - I copied and pasted your comment to the Walden group for all to benefit from your thoughts...
By the way, are there any Finnish guitar manufacturers of note, like Martin or Taylor or Breedlove here in the States, or Maton in Australia?
- At 2:59pm on April 18, 2012, FloridaGull said…
Any CO2000's pop up yet?
- At 2:29pm on April 10, 2012, FloridaGull said…
Did you get a chance to play the CO2000 yet? ;-)
- At 1:49pm on April 8, 2012,
Luis Motta da Silva said… Hi,
Since you're a mandolin player, maybe you enjoy this (click on the link, then on the small photos):
http://www.acousticguitarcommunity.com/photo/albums/mandolins-mandolas
- At 10:47am on January 7, 2012,
Jud Hair said… You're probably right about the costs of customs and shipping, etc. The problems we face in the USA with Seagull is that shop owners generally do not stock anything but the S-6 and the Entourage models, because those are the ones they know that they can sell easily. Occasionally you run into a Maritime SWS SG mahogany on the wall in a shop, but I have never actually even seen a Maritime rosewood for sale anywhere. The only avenue to getting one for most of us in this country would be to have a shop special order one, which I guess is probably easier than trying to work with payments and shipping from Finland for sure. Cheers!
- At 8:53am on January 7, 2012, Jud Hair said…
Yes ... I was always sort of mystified as to why Seagull chose to only produce the rosewood Maritime with the 1.72 inch nut. You might want to notify the members of the forum that you have it for sale. Although we aren't an intermediary for transactions, several Seagulls have changed hands among forum members informally in this way.
- At 6:34am on January 7, 2012, Jud Hair said…
Glad to see you've joined us on Seagull Spoken Here ... feel free to pitch right in on the conversations and post some photos of your guitars. You're actually the first member we've had who owns the rosewood version of the Maritime.
- At 4:30pm on January 6, 2012, Jud Hair said…
Hey Harry! Welcome to the AGM online community. I see you play a variety of Seagulls ... hope you'll consider joining our special chat fourum devoted to Seagull/Godin guitars. Check us out here: http://www.acousticguitarcommunity.com/group/SeagullAficionados
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