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3 Layer Hardwood Feb 14, 2017 12:55:56 GMT -5 Stud Muffin likes this

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Feb 14, 2017 11:34:52 GMT -5 CTGull said:

Feb 14, 2017 11:31:50 GMT -5 Stud Muffin said:

Wow, maple. Interesting. Did he comment on whether they are equal thickness vs. a solid center with to thinner veneers?

Good point. I'll ask.

He said 3 plys of the same thickness. So the sides and backs are 2/3 wild cherry and 1/3 maple.

I wonder how the inner maple affects the overall sound?? Maybe it adds a little brightness/clarity? It could be the secret Seagull mojo!!!!

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Feb 14, 2017 9:59:53 GMT -5 CTGull said:

Feb 13, 2017 6:22:54 GMT -5 CTGull said:

I sent an email to Michel at Godin asking to confirm our laminate suspicions.

Someone could pull the endpin and take a close look the laminations.

Michel said the center ply is always maple.

Wow. This blows me away.

I could have swore I read several times on Seagull's old site and even heard Robert Godin himself say that the wild cherry back and sides were always "all" wild cherry. I feel so deceived!

LOL.

This does explain a lot though.

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- Jesus, from Matthew 11:28-30

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Feb 14, 2017 13:53:27 GMT -5 TonyKgull said:

Feb 14, 2017 9:59:53 GMT -5 CTGull said:

Michel said the center ply is always maple.

Wow. This blows me away.

I could have swore I read several times on Seagull's old site and even heard Robert Godin himself say that the wild cherry back and sides were always "all" wild cherry. I feel so deceived!

LOL.

This does explain a lot though.

I thought I read that too. You could check out previous versions of the Seagull website using the Internet Wayback Machine.

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3 Layer Hardwood Feb 14, 2017 15:57:44 GMT -5

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Feb 14, 2017 14:08:03 GMT -5 CTGull said:

I thought I read that too. You could check out previous versions of the Seagull website using the Internet Wayback Machine.

Fantastic site, thanks for sharing that! I bookmarked it. I checked as much as I could stand to and could not find anything. They seemed to have always said the same 2 things:

1) 3 way laminate is always made from "hardwood", not press board. (Did any guitar companies actually make their laminate out of press board??)

2) Back and sides are listed as Wild Cherry, Heart of Wild Cherry or Maple, but never any specification about the middle layer. I guess I never thought to question that the middle layer would be something different.

I still think I remember Robert Godin himself saying once that the laminate was all three layers of whatever wood was named, but, I would have to find that video to be 100% sure. Could it be he said that in the factory tour vid? Dunno. I'll check when I have time.

I wish guitar companies would say what the laminate is and be done with it. I can't believe after all this time we only find out now, from an email no less, that the center layer has always been maple.

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"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I
am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your
souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
- Jesus, from Matthew 11:28-30

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3 Layer Hardwood Feb 16, 2017 23:01:45 GMT -5

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Feb 16, 2017 18:50:14 GMT -5 Greg Ballantyne said:

TonyKgull , nice new pic. Same place, almost same pose, different guitar..... I almost didn't notice!

I try to be subtle, when I'm not doing my bull-in-a-china-shop impressions that is.

I was curious if anyone would notice. lol.

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"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I
am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your
souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
- Jesus, from Matthew 11:28-30

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