Members Cablebill Posted December 26, 2020 Members Share Posted December 26, 2020 Cablebill Newbie Members 0 1 post Members Posted December 19 Hi folks; just wanted to share my latest treasure with y’all. Acquired a ‘82 Norman “B” series, s/n 29109, model ST 40 HGS. DEMO. I was able to contact someone at Godin who said Demo means exactly that, sometimes the sales guys needed a sample in order to sell more to store owners, or often were on display at shows (like NAMM). I think the ST designation is for ‘studio’, but I am open to being corrected, and he said the HGS indicated high gloss. I used the serial # to date the guitar which appears to be about 1982. it’s in v/g shape for a 38 y.o. cedar top and mahogany sides/back. Bone saddle and nut. Bolt-on neck with Allen key set screws and looks like plastic tortoiseshell binding. Complete with OHSC which needed a little TLC duct tape for the bottom. Appears to need just a little cleaning up on the fingerboard to remove grunge and dirt, and a little sanding and polishing of frets to remove small indents on first 3. just wondered if anyone could enlighten me as to a ballpark price point? Or is there anyone who wants to become the new owner before it undergoes the cosmetic changes? am willing to consider fair offers (key word: consider + fair)🙂 will start re-humidifying today. Not sure how to submit photos, but will ASAP. Merry Christmas , BILL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Misha Posted December 26, 2020 Members Share Posted December 26, 2020 Congratulations! These guitars are made in my country and in my province! Enjoy it!! They are good guitars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cablebill Posted December 27, 2020 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2020 Hi folks, just wanted to let you know that I am located in the far north-east corner of BC., Fort St. John. it’s actually my first Canadian made guitar. (my bad!), so while it requires a certain amount of restoration, most is cosmetic and strings. I’ll keep ya in the loop as I progress. I’m excited to hear how it sounds with new strings (the old ones looked and sounded original🙃), but played lots as there is a bit of fret wear on the first 3 frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted December 27, 2020 Members Share Posted December 27, 2020 Congratulations and Happy New Guitar Day. A friend and former worship bandmate owns a Norman B20. I've played it and it's a sweet guitar. It looks like 80's Normans go for $450US and up, sometimes 'way up. https://reverb.com/marketplace?make=norman&product_type=acoustic-guitars&decades=198 What yours might fetch is unknown. Personally, I don't know or care what any of my guitars are worth since I have no plans to sell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cablebill Posted December 27, 2020 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2020 Hey DeepEnd, thanx for the reply and reference to Reverb...those guitars look amazingly pristine, complete with cases. I do small repairs for one of the church-based thrift stores in our community and until recently haven’t received any guitar of note, so my repairs are mostly functional. Now I have a ‘82 Norman and an ‘86-ish Hagstrom...so I will proceed with caution and do my best to preserve the patina and improve the playability. They’ve come into the store in rough shape, so will enjoy the challenge. I have enough unplayed guitars to last me, so maybe don’t need another but will wait until I’m finished sprucing it up. It could replace my worship-team guitar, a Tak dreadnought, if the sound is right. But I do love the Tak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted December 27, 2020 Members Share Posted December 27, 2020 Takamine makes a very nice guitar for playing amplified. My friend's Norman has a Baggs M1 pickup installed and it sounds pretty good but you may not gain anything unless you prefer the overall feel of the Norman. His B20 has a very thin neck and he likes it that way. Best of luck with the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted December 27, 2020 Members Share Posted December 27, 2020 13 hours ago, Cablebill said: Hi folks; just wanted to share my latest treasure with y’all. Acquired a ‘82 Norman “B” series, s/n 29109, model ST 40 HGS. DEMO. Hi Bill. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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