In 1968, Robert Godin set up a custom guitar shop in Montreal called Harmonilab. Harmonilab quickly became known for its excellent work and musicians were coming from as far away as Quebec City to have their guitars adjusted.
Although Harmonilab´s business was flourishing, Robert was full of ideas for the design and construction of acoustic guitars. So in 1972 the Norman Guitar Company was born. From the beginning the Norman guitars showed signs of the innovations that Godin would eventually bring to the guitar market. By 1978, Norman guitars had become quite successful in Canada and France.
In 1980, Godin introduced the Seagull guitar. With many innovations like a bolt-on neck (for consistent neck pitch), pointed headstock (straight string pull) and a handmade solid top, the Seagull was designed for an ease of play for the entry level to intermediate guitar player. Most striking was the satin lacquer finish. Godin borrowed the finishing idea that was used on fine violins, and applied it to the acoustic guitar. When the final version of the Seagull guitar went into production, Godin went about the business of finding a sales force to help introduce the Seagull into the U.S. market. Several independent U.S. sales agents jumped at the chance to get involved with this new guitar, and armed with samples, off they went into the market. A couple of months passed, and not one guitar was sold. Rather than retreat back to Harmonilab, Godin decided that he would have to get out there himself and explain the Seagull guitar concept. So he bought himself an old Ford Econoline van and stuffed it full of about 85 guitars, and started driving through New England visiting guitar shops and introducing the Seagull guitar. Acceptance of this new guitar spread, and by 1985 La Si Do was incorporated and the factory in La Patrie expanded to meet the growing demand. For full company history, see Godin.
Instruments currently built in La Patrie, Quebec, Canada since 1980. Distributed by Godin Guitars (previously La Si Do, Inc.) in Baie D'Urfe Quebec, Canada.

SEAGULL Acoustic Guitars Models

SEAGULL S 6 ORIGINAL Image

SEAGULL S 6 ORIGINAL

- dreadnought style bound body, solid cedar top, black pickguard, round soundhole, multi stripe rosette, wild cherry back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/21-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, rosewood bridge with white black dot pins,...

SEAGULL MARITIME CEDAR GLOSS (M6) Image

SEAGULL MARITIME CEDAR GLOSS (M6)

- full sized body, solid cedar top, mahogany back and sides, 14/21-fret fingerboard with dot inlay, tortoise pickguard, three-per-side chrome tuners, laquer finished Natural gloss top (29297/22342), mfg. 2003-08.

SEAGULL CAMEO CUTAWAY Image

SEAGULL CAMEO CUTAWAY

- full sized single cutaway body, solid spruce top, solid flame maple back and sides, mahogany neck, 14/21-fret rosewood fingerboard with dove inlay, rosewood bridge, optional Element (22632), I-Beam Duet (21895, disc. 2008), or Quantum II...

SEAGULL GRAND ARTIST Image

SEAGULL GRAND ARTIST

- solid spruce top, black pickguard, round soundhole, multi-stripe rosette, solid rosewood back, laminated rosewood sides, Honduran mahogany neck, 14/21-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, bound headstock, rosewood bridge with w...

SEAGULL MARITIME SPRUCE GLOSS (M6) Image

SEAGULL MARITIME SPRUCE GLOSS (M6)

- full sized body, solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, 14/21-fret fingerboard with dot inlay, tortoise pickguard, three-per-side chrome tuners, high gloss lacquer Natural finish (22373/29303), disc. 2008.

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SEAGULL MOSAIC

- full sized body, solid cedar top, solid mahogany back and sides, mahogany neck, 14/21-fret rosewood fingerboard with dove inlay, rosewood bridge, hand polished natural lacquer (21802/033515), case included, mfg. 2003-present.

SEAGULL ENTOURAGE Image

SEAGULL ENTOURAGE

- dreadnought body style, select pressure tested solid cedar top, wild cherry back and sides, round soundhole with rings, cream body binding, Silver Leaf maple neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, three-per-side chrome tun...

SEAGULL S 6 Slim Image

SEAGULL S 6 Slim

- similar to the S 6 Original, except has a slim neck with a 1.72 in. nut width, available in Natural finish (28726), mfg. 2006-present.

SEAGULL S6+ CEDAR Image

SEAGULL S6+ CEDAR

- similar to S6, except has a solid Cedar top, "+ version" uses a special staining process that results in a rich Violin Brown finish (10318), disc. 2002.

SEAGULL MARITIME MINI JUMBO (M J M 6) Image

SEAGULL MARITIME MINI JUMBO (M J M 6)

- mini jumbo body, solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, 14/21-fret fingerboard with dot inlay, tortoise pickguard, three-per-side chrome tuners, High Gloss lacquer Natural finish (26562/29341), mfg. 2005-08.

SEAGULL PEPPINO SIGNATURE MODEL CUTAWAY Image

SEAGULL PEPPINO SIGNATURE MODEL CUTAWAY

- full sized single cutaway body, solid spruce top, solid rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, 14/21-fret rosewood fingerboard with dove inlay, rosewood bridge, signature on headstock, optional I-Beam Duet (22663, disc. 2008) or Quantum...

SEAGULL PORTRAIT CUTAWAY Image

SEAGULL PORTRAIT CUTAWAY

- full sized single cutaway body, solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, mahogany neck, 14/21-fret rosewood fingerboard with dove inlay, rosewood bridge, high gloss Natural lacquer (21772), case included, mfg. 2003-09.

SEAGULL MARITIME SWS SEMI-GLOSS Image

SEAGULL MARITIME SWS SEMI-GLOSS

- dreadnought-style body, select pressure tested solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with rosette, multi-ply body binding, Honduras mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays up to the 12th f...

SEAGULL SEAGULL NATURAL ELEMENTS DREADNOUGHT Image

SEAGULL SEAGULL NATURAL ELEMENTS DREADNOUGHT

- dreadnought-style body, solid pressure-tested solid cedar with Natural Cherry back and sides, (036417), solid spruce top with Heart of Wild back and sides (036431), or solid spruce top with figured Amber Trail maple back and sides (036455...

SEAGULL SEAGULL NATURAL ELEMENTS FOLK CUTAWAY Image

SEAGULL SEAGULL NATURAL ELEMENTS FOLK CUTAWAY

- single cutaway folk-style body, solid pressure-tested solid cedar with Natural Cherry back and sides, (036394), solid spruce top with Heart of Wild back and sides (036424), or solid spruce top with figured Amber Trail maple back and sides...

SEAGULL STUDIO Image

SEAGULL STUDIO

- full sized body, solid spruce top, solid rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, 14/21-fret rosewood fingerboard with dove inlay, rosewood bridge, hand polished natural lacquer (21819), case included, mfg. 2003-09.

SEAGULL MARITIME SWS FOLK HIGH-GLOSS Image

SEAGULL MARITIME SWS FOLK HIGH-GLOSS

- folk-style body, select pressure tested solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with rosette, multi-ply body binding, Honduras mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays up to the 12th fret, na...

SEAGULL Studio Cutaway Image

SEAGULL Studio Cutaway

- similar to the Studio, except has a single cutaway with optional Element (22595), I-Beam Duet (21932, disc. 2008), or Quantum II (22601, 2009 only) electronics, standard Quantum II (033478, 2010-present) electronics, mfg. 2003-present.

SEAGULL MARITIME SWS MINI JUMBO HIGH-GLOSS Image

SEAGULL MARITIME SWS MINI JUMBO HIGH-GLOSS

- mini jumbo-style body, select pressure tested solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with rosette, multi-ply body binding, Honduras mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays up to the 12th fr...