".not sure, but I THINK they're cherry...
Make that "...but I THINK they're maple" - I wasn't THINKING..."
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Info re Samick Greg Bennett Design GOM100 S/N
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A friend is selling a Samick GOM 100 S/N - I'd appreciate any info anyone might have on these guitars. It is orchestra-sized, with a solid spruce top and a compensated bridge saddle. It plays…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by FloridaGull Feb 28.
UPDATE: Removing High Gloss Scratches
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My Sigma classical has some light scratching on the top - mostly very light pick marks, and one nastier surface scratch resulting from the end of an A string scraping the finish while being poked…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Stepan Chornov Dec 16, 2012.
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Blackback Gull replied to Blackback Gull's discussion Look Who's Coming to Live at My House...Eventually... in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)Blackback Gull replied to Blackback Gull's discussion Look Who's Coming to Live at My House...Eventually... in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Suddenly, it's raining Amis! As described above, I managed to get a blue Wild Cherry via the Nova Scotia Kijiji site. Today, went in to help friends with a kayak they're building. As we were having lunch, mentioned getting the Ami, and the…"
Chuck Hydrick replied to Blackback Gull's discussion Look Who's Coming to Live at My House...Eventually... in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"LOL! You guys are pretty damn funny. Craig's right though.....you really need a Jumbo to take down a moose."
Blackback Gull replied to Blackback Gull's discussion Look Who's Coming to Live at My House...Eventually... in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Good one, Craig - good one..."
Craig MC replied to Blackback Gull's discussion Look Who's Coming to Live at My House...Eventually... in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"this is the third blue AMI I've seen in a week. suddenly they're coming out of the woodwork. should be great for camping, but might be a bit small for moose hunting..."
Blackback Gull added a discussion to the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)
Look Who's Coming to Live at My House...Eventually...
Kinda like a mail-order bride - a niece just picked it up for me in Nova Scotia, an '04 Ami I nabbed from Kijiji for $75 Cdn. with a gig bag. The lady who sold it to me bought it new when she was twelve, did some lessons, been years in the closet. She ID'd it as a Ami Wild Cherry, which would make it a lam top, but I haven't been…See More
"Blackback Gull, I will give it a shot, and let you know. It would be nice to play somewhat pain free, huh. ;-) Thanks!"
Blackback Gull replied to Blackback Gull's discussion B20 MJ Didn't Fix My Thumb Problem in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"That's the critter - only one that's worked really well for me. Works by making the compressed muscle, not the ligament/muscle join, take the strain when the muscle contracts. Comfortable to wear once you get it adjusted to the right…"
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Blackback Gull replied to Blackback Gull's discussion B20 MJ Didn't Fix My Thumb Problem in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Thanks, Phil - much appreciated. I've had a couple of go-rounds with tennis elbow, and the rest, hot/cold routine, and NSAIDs does work. When it got bad, my Doc did a steroid injection into the elbow - not much fun, but instant…"
"Sorry to hear that you are having troubles. Sometimes, it is best to rest. I had to take a break for about 6-8 weeks to let a 'golfer's elbow' heal. I was a little too vigorous in my study of gypsy jazz, and…"
Blackback Gull added a discussion to the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)B20 MJ Didn't Fix My Thumb Problem
Alas, alas, the B20 MJ has been returned - beautiful guitar, loved the sound and feel, very pretty guitar - but, after a couple of longish sessions, the thumb problem resurfaced with a vengeance. So now I'm back to Square One - the smaller body, slimmer neck isn't the answer I had thought and hoped it would be after a couple of 1/2 hour sessions in the store.Again, full marks to Reid Music - brought it back, they accepted it willingly and cheerfully. You can't get that kind of service from an…See More
Bob Edwards replied to Blackback Gull's discussion And The Winner Is.... in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Blackback Gull:
" ... I'm not sure if it's the width of the Seagull 1.8" neck, or the relatively flat "shallow C" shape, or awkward arm position caused by the bulk of the S6 dreadnaught or a combination of …"
Blackback Gull replied to Blackback Gull's discussion Seagull S6, Norman B20 MJ Necks - PIC in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Good point, Greg. That's the best I could do after about a dozen shots, but there's no doubt that the S6 neck is flatter and thinner in cross-section near the headstock than the Norman's. Tricky shot - balanced upright on soft…"
Greg Ballantyne replied to Blackback Gull's discussion Seagull S6, Norman B20 MJ Necks - PIC in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Perhaps another mea culpa - the two headstocks are not parallel in the picture, giving a misleading impression of thickness? Not sure that offset translates into apparent neck thickness, but I believe it does to some extent - picturewise anyhow.…"
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- Which one of the following describes your involvement in music? (Check all that apply)
- 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, Archtop guitar
- The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
- Seagull S6
Sigma CR9
Ibanez Artcore am73
Ryoji Matsuoka M12
Yamaha G-100-a
Griffiths Nylon Semi-Acoustic
Art&Lutherie Ami
- What type of music do you like to play?
- Folk, blues, jazzy stuff, the standards, all not terribly well...
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Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 9:42pm on May 19, 2013,
Phil Manuel said…
Blackback Gull, I will give it a shot, and let you know. It would be nice to play somewhat pain free, huh. ;-) Thanks!
- At 1:36pm on November 7, 2011,
Jud Hair said… Richard ... I saw your e-mail message to the group. I could be wroing, but I think you have to have "friended" members before a message will ge through. The mssage wouldn't let me reply to you. Suggest you put the question directly on the forum for everyone to see.
I uses "Elixer nano coated light gauge phospher bronze" strings and I also use a product called "Fast Fret" which is a string lubricant. Doing this has not totally eliminated string "squeak", but it has cut way down on it.
- At 12:43pm on November 7, 2011, Jud Hair said…
- Hey Richard! Thanks for joining Seagull Spoken Here. Glad to have you with us!
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