"It has been a wonderful Spring day here in western Washington too. I'm still finishing up my chores but when done, I'll be on the back deck with my 25th Aniv."
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Lennie Schoonover
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Lennie Schoonover replied to Greg Ballantyne's discussion A Deck Session in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)Lennie Schoonover replied to James Baxter Bain's discussion Look at this 12-string...... in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"I would say its a weird camera angle. I have one like it (M12G Spruce) and it looks very similar. Wonderful player BTW."
Lennie Schoonover replied to Troy Pagels's discussion Got a Maritime M-12 Gloss today in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Hi Troy, that's a great buy. I have one too. And spent almost twice that. After the action was lowered and the neck adjusted, she plays like a dream. Very little tuning between playings and the rersponse I get with…"
Lennie Schoonover replied to Ian Miller's discussion Truss rod adjustment in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Paul, I didn't know such an instrument existed. That is incredible. I take it that they are electric only. What is the learning curve?"
Lennie Schoonover replied to Dave's discussion New/used Seagull owner here in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"My 12 plays easier than my 6 string. But you usually have to get the instrument "set up" before it gets easier to play. A little action correction goes a long way whiile learning. It makes learning faster because you…"
Lennie Schoonover replied to Craig B's discussion What's better - a new Seagull or a new girlfriend? in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Wow Craig, welcome to the top of the dock piling. (thats where all the cool seagulls sit you know)
You have a wonderful instrument there. Hope you get to be best friends soon.
BTW I have always considered my guitars to be female and…"
Lennie Schoonover replied to Ian Miller's discussion Truss rod adjustment in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"
dave,sometimes the neck of the guitar gets an arch in it. This makes the left hand work much harder to make the notes. So manufacturers put an adjustable tension rod inside the neck of the guitar when they are making it. …"
Lennie Schoonover commented on Jud Hair's group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Wow, I wondered what they did with all that money..They spend it "off shore""
Lennie Schoonover commented on Jud Hair's group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Avast Jud, were ye able to meet any pirates along yer voyage? That be a fine defensive position in the background of ye picture says I."
Lennie Schoonover commented on Jud Hair's group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"All this talk about strings is great...but someone mentioned a little thing to do if you aren't going to play your guitar for a few days. Tune it down a few steps before you put it away.
Now my way of thinking says that if you are playing…"
Lennie Schoonover commented on Jud Hair's group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Gary,
imagine if we had over 285 ACTIVE conversationalists on this forum. Poor Jud would just go nuts...I guess its good that we don't all squack at once."
Lennie Schoonover replied to Jud Hair's discussion SURVEY: What is your favorite NON-GUITAR related pastime or hobby? in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"I like sailing. We have a Santana 525 which we keep moored in Commencement Bay, in Tacoma during sailing season and bring home during the winter. I also have a Banshee for damp-ass sailing (look it up). I enjoy…"
Lennie Schoonover replied to Peter Pauer's discussion Oh woe, the maritime needs a neck reset. in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Wow, them are some deeply ethnic names you got there Floriday Gull. I'm thinkin' you must have taken chemistry in school, eh?
just kidding, of course. ;)
and to you Richard, they didn't have guitars back then so it must…"
Lennie Schoonover replied to Peter Pauer's discussion Oh woe, the maritime needs a neck reset. in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Peter, they likely removed and reinstalled the bridge with a thinner one. That doesn't take very long with all the tools and materials they have on hand. If you can't change the neck angle but you can install a thinner…"
FloridaGull replied to Lennie Schoonover's discussion Might we discuss guitar cases for Seagulls? in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Yep - that's my friend Ron's guitar - I can see my reflection in the pic you posted of the case insignia - thought it looked familiar when you first posted the pic, but I didn't look closely enough... ;-)
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DJ replied to Lennie Schoonover's discussion Might we discuss guitar cases for Seagulls? in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"MartinVan: Used would be fine if the case was still in great shape. What I am trying to do is get my 25th Anniversary Seagull back to the way it came from Godin. When it shipped brand new it came with a tric case with the insignia I…"
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- Which one of the following describes your involvement in music? (Check all that apply)
- Amateur or recreational musician, Guitar student
- How many years have you been playing guitar?
- 1-2 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Mandolin, Banjo
- The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
- Yamaha FG160 - Fender Leo Deluxe 5 string - Seagull M12 Gloss - Seagull 25th Aniversary model mahogany-spruce.
mandolin (still learning) fiddle (gave up)
- What is your website address?
- http://lenschoonover.wordpress.com/
- What type of music do you like to play?
- I like to play music from John Denver, most bluegrass, good old standard folk songs, and just a wee bit of 60 rock.
- Do you subscribe to or regularly read Acoustic Guitar?
- I don't regularly read Acoustic Guitar
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I'm not sure how this whole blog thing works, but it sounds like a diary that everyone can read. I've been playing a Seagull M12 for about 6 months and just bought a new Seagull 25th Aniversary Model Mahogany/Spruce. I couldn't be happier. I have been chastized by my good friend John from Colorado as he says I should buy a Martin. Well the Seagull company makes a guitar that sounds to me just as nice and it is a whole lot less money. Besides, I really like the 1.8" neck width for my long… Continue
Posted on September 28, 2011 at 8:59pm
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 12:41pm on May 4, 2012, DJ said…
I think I ate it. It was however very filling. DO you mess around with alternate tunings? lately, post 25th Anniversary purchase, I find myself tuning to a drop D or Double Drop D as well as Drop A. The guitar will just throb with bass and the clear high tones ring through. I have never heard a better guitar. I like it better than my friend Ron's 1968 Martin D45. I must say though his is prettier and sounds as good. Funny thing is we paid about the same. He bought his in 1968 for about $800 new. Hate to say it but I paid a little less than that with the LR Baggs iBeam installed. His is worth a lot, mine not so much. I think 44 years from now it might be. I was told by Seagull that only about 1000 Anniversary Editions were built. So I am thinking yours is a later build than mine because your SN is larger than mine. It is a beautiful thing and just think there are like 998 more of them. That's a lot of happy people.
- At 12:41pm on May 1, 2012, DJ said…
Hey Lennie! I have a 25th Anniversary Gull as well. I agree that it sounds fantastic.
Plays great and is less filling.
- At 6:52am on October 24, 2011,
Wayne Simpson said… Thanks for the shout out, Lennie. Been kind of busy, not leaving much time for practice, but I'm trying. The other forum was just killed by Spam. Pity because there was a good community there.
Keep on strummin'...
- At 7:28pm on July 14, 2011,
Jud Hair said… Lennie ---
"Wildwood Flower" ... boy does that bring back memories! My band back in high school had a gig up in theBblue Ridge mountains of North Carolina. Not sure at all, why they hired us since we palyed mostly stuff like Cream, Jimi Hendix, and Jefferson Airplane, etc.
Anyway, we went through our first set and we could see that we were going over like the proverbial lead balloon. When we took our first break, this good old boy approaches us and says, I' don't know whut that it that y'all are'a playin', but we all want to hear a "Buck Dance" ... We said a whut?? He said, a "Buck Dance" ... you,know Wildwood Flower and such ...
We'll luckily our lead guitarist knew Wildwood Flower and we literally played a 20 minute set of nothing but, before packing up our stuff and high-tsailing it during our next "brelk"??
That was a night we still talk about all these years later.
--- Blackville
- At 6:36pm on July 14, 2011, Jud Hair said…
Hey Lennie .. Welcome to Seagull chat! Tell us a little about your self.
I see you have a Seagull 12. I played a 12 string electric ( A Hagstrom) back in the day when I fancied myself the next Roger McGuinn (Remenber him? The Byrds?) Gave it up because I absolutely could NOT keep it in tune (before the days of electronic tuners).
What do you like to play on your Seagull 12 ??
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