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gullaxeman, Here's the over simplified way to determine what scale you have:

Measure from the Saddle to the nut;
If it's just under 25 inches, it's short scale,
if it's roughly 25 1/2 inches, it's standard or long scale.

The actual measurements, if my memory serves, I think would be
24.84" for short scale and 25.5" for long.

Hope that helps.  I'm sure someone will come along with any corrections if I'm off about this in any way.  Lots of Seagull knowledge goodness here. 

gullaxeman , you should feel a notable difference to most guitars in a store if your birds are short scale. Most acoustic guitars of the dreadnought, grand auditorium or orchestra sizes will be standard scale (25.5). With a shorter scale (most parlours, gibsons, and some others) there should be an obvious feel of having less room for chording (especially that darned A chord). It will also have a different feel on the strings.

I find string bending and scales much easier on a short scale, but alas, chording for me is a real problem. My big hands and long fingers seem to have real difficulty adjusting. So I have pretty much decided that scale must be 25.0 or above for me to be comfy.

Sorry if you know this already 🤦‍♂️😉

gullaxeman,

 You may have more luck selling your guitar if you put it in the guitars for sale section.
Good luck

Home Page, down the bottom, under "Marketplace"... 😁

I'll be putting my Artist Studio up on reverb.com this weekend, figuring if it sells before the Guild OM I also have for sale there, then que sera, sera.

Welcome back!