Another "Tell me about my Sigma" post
Oct 17, 2021 15:50:49 GMT -5
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Post by newatthis on Oct 17, 2021 15:50:49 GMT -5
Hi, everyone. I've seen a ton of forum posts from Sigma owners basically saying "Tell me about my guitar." I guess this is another such post.
I haven't found another CR-7 that looks like mine. My headstock has a different shape. And my label seems to be of the "zero type" with no serial number. There is some kind of number inked onto the wood just north of the soundhole interior. But even that number doesn't look like any other Sigma number I've seen. Also, I read that Sigma guitars had a truss rod, with the adjustment either on the headstock or inside the body. Mine doesn't have an adjustment at either place.
So if anyone has any thoughts, I'd appreciate it.
But let me tell you briefly about this guitar, because you'll likely notice that it's a wreck. A family member passed away recently, and as we've been cleaning out his possessions, I spotted a classical guitar hanging on the wall of his shed. I immediately felt sorry for the guitar. In that shed, it would get below freezing in the winter and about 100F in the summer. That is no place to store a guitar! So I adopted it. The body is cracked in a few places, possibly because of the extreme temperatures. There were some random screws stuck in it. The bridge had apparently come off at some point, and it was reattached using some really ugly glue and a couple screws. There was also a large diamond-shaped sticker on the body surrounding the bridge. One of the tuning knobs is missing. Also there was a pickguard screwed into it.
But when I played it, it sounded so good to me, and it was so comfortable. It's worth nothing financially, but I'm attached to it. I'm going to fix it up the best I can.
Thanks for reading all that. If you can share any information, I'd appreciate it.
** UPDATE **
I'm super excited right now. I realized that a good thing about this guitar having a cracked body is that it lets me have a closer look at the wood. So I found the biggest crack on the top, and I pushed down on one side of the crack, which let see the edge of the other side of the crack. In essence, a cross section of the guitar top. And I found that the top is solid, not laminate. I had already suspected this after noticing that the wood grain continues around the edges of the soundhole, but with so many people on the internet saying that no Sigmas had solid tops, I wasn't trusting it. But now I know. It's neat to know that I have a solid-top Sigma.
I haven't found another CR-7 that looks like mine. My headstock has a different shape. And my label seems to be of the "zero type" with no serial number. There is some kind of number inked onto the wood just north of the soundhole interior. But even that number doesn't look like any other Sigma number I've seen. Also, I read that Sigma guitars had a truss rod, with the adjustment either on the headstock or inside the body. Mine doesn't have an adjustment at either place.
So if anyone has any thoughts, I'd appreciate it.
But let me tell you briefly about this guitar, because you'll likely notice that it's a wreck. A family member passed away recently, and as we've been cleaning out his possessions, I spotted a classical guitar hanging on the wall of his shed. I immediately felt sorry for the guitar. In that shed, it would get below freezing in the winter and about 100F in the summer. That is no place to store a guitar! So I adopted it. The body is cracked in a few places, possibly because of the extreme temperatures. There were some random screws stuck in it. The bridge had apparently come off at some point, and it was reattached using some really ugly glue and a couple screws. There was also a large diamond-shaped sticker on the body surrounding the bridge. One of the tuning knobs is missing. Also there was a pickguard screwed into it.
But when I played it, it sounded so good to me, and it was so comfortable. It's worth nothing financially, but I'm attached to it. I'm going to fix it up the best I can.
Thanks for reading all that. If you can share any information, I'd appreciate it.
** UPDATE **
I'm super excited right now. I realized that a good thing about this guitar having a cracked body is that it lets me have a closer look at the wood. So I found the biggest crack on the top, and I pushed down on one side of the crack, which let see the edge of the other side of the crack. In essence, a cross section of the guitar top. And I found that the top is solid, not laminate. I had already suspected this after noticing that the wood grain continues around the edges of the soundhole, but with so many people on the internet saying that no Sigmas had solid tops, I wasn't trusting it. But now I know. It's neat to know that I have a solid-top Sigma.
