Therefore you don't just tune the strings, you 'balance' the neck at the same time. The tapered headstock on Seagull guitars provides straight string pull, which minimizes the neck twisting effect. This insures that it will be easier to get your guitar in tune and keep it that way. This is particularly advantageous for the growing ranks of players who use open tunings. The Seagull saddle provides compensation for every string.
Seagull guitars play beautifully in tune all over the neck.
In order to understand the impetus for the development of the Seagull guitar it may be helpful to first consider some of the alternatives. The acoustic guitar world is rife with misinformation. This is probably the result of the intentionally ambiguous product information developed in an effort to say something enticing about imported guitars. Of course none of these disadvantages are obvious to the new guitar player and it doesn't help that from a few feet away many of these guitars look just like the hand made instruments that they are copying. LaPatrie The Seagull story wouldn't be complete without mentioning La Patrie.