Seagull S8

Little review and demo of the Seagull S8 mandolin. I’m a fan of the whole Godin family of brands and my fine arts department gave me the go ahead to purchase a school mandolin for my classroom.

[@Coltybearmusic]

I was the previous owner of that mandolin. I added that ebony saddle and bone nut. I'm glad you're enjoying it. I now have an eastman mandolin. The seagull was the one I learned the fundamentals on. Cheers!

[@edek6702]

Where did you get the ebony saddle?

[@chrisbrowne8645]

Just seeing this! Very cool!

[@Coltybearmusic]

@@edek6702sorry for the late reply, I made the saddle. It was more experimental than anything but it did calm the trebles a tiny bit. I made the nut as well.

[@DovetailTimberworks]

Great find, congratulations.

[@Joguar]

Nice review! Thanks for sharing. I noticed your bridge nut is black (and not the stock white); did you replace it? I'm really curious about this.

[@chrisbrowne8645]

Joguar it’s just as I bought it used, so if the saddle was replaced that was done by the previous owner. I’d be happy to send you some pictures in the morning.

[@erickleefeld4883]

Hey, do you think there’d be a good spot in there to add a strap button somewhere around the neck/body area? (Yeah, I know it’s a neck-through design, but speaking in terms of the conventional locations.)

[@old-timeangler5356]

What strings are on the S8?

[@buckhendrix]

Nut width? Wide, narrow, in the middle? Thanks.