Seagull Coastline S12 CH CW Spruce Sunburst GT QITThe Seagull S12 Spruce Sunburst Cutaway Concert Hall Gloss Top QIT boasts a handsome High Gloss Sunburst Custom Polished finish. Its Select Pressure Tested spruce top and wild cherry back and sides deliver clear, balanced, articulate tone and the angelic sound that Seagull 12-string guitars are famous for. The Concert Hall body size makes it extremely comfortable to play and with its generous cutaway you will enjoy excellent playability up and down its smooth Satin finished Silver Leaf Maple neck. The Coastline Concert Hall Cutaway 12-string is equipped with the Godin QIT pickup system making this fine instrument stage and studio ready.Features: - Body Style: Dreadnought - Top : Select Pressure Tested Solid Spruce - Back & Sides : Canadian Wild Cherry - Neck: Silver Leaf Maple - Fingerboard & Bridge : Rosewood - Nut & Saddle : Compensated Tusq® by Graphtech - Truss Rod : Double Function - Finish : Sunburst, Semi-Gloss Custom Polished Finish w/Gloss Top - Nut: 1.8" - Upper Bout: 11.38" - Lower Bout: 15.87" - Waist: 10.54" - Body Length: 19.8" - Body Depth: 4.9" - Handcrafted in LaPatrie, Qu'bec CanadaCoastline SeriesThe guitars that make up the Seagull Coastline series represent one of the world’s outstanding values in acoustic guitars. The back and sides of the Coastline series models are made from a three-layer lamination of Wild Cherry wood. With a sound that lands somewhere between the mellow tone of a Mahogany guitar and the bright sound of Maple, Wild Cherry has proven itself to be an excellent tone wood. Grown locally, Wild Cherry is also a choice. Coastline series guitars feature very smooth necks made from Silver Leaf Maple.The Compound Curve TopThe guitar top is the part of the instrument that most affects the sound. It is also the most delicate part of any high quality acoustic guitar. The grade and thickness of the wood used (solid spruce), as well as the bracing structure, have a huge impact on the instrument’s sound. The idea of applying an arch or a curve to the top is appealing because the added strength of an arched top should allow for the use of a thinner and more lightly braced top. While this is true, there remains a trade-off in applying a curve to the entire top. The most active part of the top is the area centered on the bridge. Applying a curve to this part of the top restricts movement resulting in a loss of dynamic range. On the other hand, the area of the top above the sound hole moves minimally but is problematic because it tends to sink if the guitar dries out even slightly. This tendency is also encouraged by downward pressure from the fingerboard resting on top of it. The solution is a top that has a compound curve.In the Seagull Performer’s design the top is arched slightly in the area above the sound hole and levels out in the area around the bridge. The compound curve top produces excellent stability in the upper part of the guitar top and the power and projection made possible by leaving the top flat below the sound hole flat. With the weak area above the sound hole stabilized, it is possible to make the rest of the top even more active with a new bracing design that allows unprecedented control over the top vibration. The bracing for the Seagull Performer Cutaway Flame Maple High-Gloss QI Guitar is quarter-sawn spruce, scalloped and carved to conform exactly to the curvature of the tops.A History of QualityIn 1982 Robert Godin and a few friends produced the first Seagull guitars in the Village of LaPatrie, Quebec. The concept for the Seagull guitar was to take the essential components of the best hand-crafted guitars (such as solid tops and beautiful finishes) and build these features into guitars that could be priced within the reach of working musicians. Of course there is much more to a great guitar than a solid top with a special finish, so we produced this illustrated guide to help you gain some understanding of the basic elements of a great sounding acoustic guitar.The Seagull story wouldn’t be complete without mentioning La Patrie. La Patrie is a small village in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. This is where the first Seagulls were made in the early eighties. Today, La Patrie has a population of about 475 and about half of these people are guitar builders. These folks take a great deal of pride in the guitars they build. Pick one up and you’ll see why.