"I'm a new member too, and you've got a great looking guitar. I recently acquired the same guitar, but mine is a birch top."
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Michael Mackarous replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)
Peter Pauer replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Interesting Google Translate auto-detects "Menestral" as Spanish
and translates it to English as "Artisan" or "Skilled worker".
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Terry Shea replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Given that, what would anyone guess as to worth? I may be considering selling my Seagull as I've hit some hard times. Does $300 sound appropriate? It kills me to even consider it...."
FloridaGull replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"I will advance my opinion that this guitar has a laminate top - it looks like the AMI Almond model that was recently discontinued - the last Godin acoustic guitar with a laminate top...
Here's the…"
"The Minstrel guitar that I saw had Wild Cherry backs, sides and top. The top may have been solid wood, but the other parts were probably laminate. That guitar was not very impressive and needed a fair amount of work. More than the…"
Terry Shea replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Until this point, I never truly knew...it's like growing up wondering if you were the only child who was ever adopted..and finding out at 42 that there a plenty like you.
So, the full story of my Menestrel:
I had my Harmony Rocket -my first…"
Terry Shea replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"While I agree that Menestrel may be French for Minstrel, which it is...there is no "A" in the labeling of this guitar.
Another pic from my guitar, removing any ambiguity:
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Also, yes, I used to say that my Seagull was only truly…"
Sharon Peterson replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Wwwwwooooowwww ..."
Gary Ellis replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"thanks for laugh FG. Its Menestral with an extra "e" after the "n". I think it may be french for Minstrel."
Rex Edmonds replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"Definately lookss like cherry. Sure is purddy. I am jealous.
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Terry Shea replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)Terry Shea replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"I really don't know, but cherry sounds about right...here's the back:
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FloridaGull replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"I apologize in advance for the sexist nature of the following comment - although I think it hilarious as well:
"The Menestrel is the guitar for women..."
So sorry...
Now, a question - can you identify the top wood? It almost looks as if…"
"I had posted about Minstrel guitars that was the original LaSiDo product. Looks like this is the "missing link" between the original Minstrel and the Seagull S6. I'm not sure why they spelled it Menestrel, maybe it means…"
Jerry Cave replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)"I'm jealous. Very nice indeed.
Jerry"
Terry Shea replied to Terry Shea's discussion The Menestrel in the group "Seagull" Spoken Here ... (also fluent in "Godin" Gab)Profile Information
- 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?
- 20-30 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
- The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
- Seagull Menestral
- What type of music do you like to play?
- Rock, Folk, Blues
- Do you subscribe to or regularly read Acoustic Guitar?
- I purchase copies at newsstands/bookstores
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 11:23am on August 24, 2012,
Jud Hair said… Hi Terry ... Yes, as Phil said, please do come and join the SEAGULL group here ... well over 200 of us chatting every day ... check us out at : http://www.acousticguitarcommunity.com/group/SeagullAficionados?xg_source=activity
- At 11:05am on August 24, 2012,
Phil Manuel said…
Terry welcome to the AG forums. My buddy Jud usually catches other new Gull members and invites them to our Seagull forums. Hop on over an join - we've a lively bunch and it's a pretty active forum. ;-) BTW - I've never seen one of those Menestral guitars. Could you post a pic?
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