| Title: | GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion |
| Notice: | Discussion of the finer stringed instruments |
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER |
| Created: | Thu Aug 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3280 |
| Total number of notes: | 61432 |
Anybody out there had any experience of Norman acoustic guitars? They're hand made in Canada by a guy called Jean-Claude Norman. They seem to have a weird kind of construction in that the neck appears to be bolted on. Not a la Strat, but a glued block of wood inside the sound box bolted into the heel of the neck. It's not visible from the outside. They seem well-enough finished but I'm not convinced of the sound. It seems a bit muted and the spruce top doesn't seem to want to work to push the sound out. It's a B20 model. Any thoughts? cheers, Ross
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| 1687.1 | 8*) | BOXTOP::SKI | Mon Feb 19 1990 13:11 | 3 | |
Didn't Anthony Perkins play a Norman?
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| 1687.2 | ZYDECO::MCABEE | les haricots | Mon Feb 19 1990 18:05 | 8 | |
>< Note 1687.1 by BOXTOP::SKI > > -< 8*) >- > > > Didn't Anthony Perkins play a Norman? YUK! YUK!!! How long did you wait to use that one? | |||||
| 1687.3 | OK but.... | POLAR::PENNY | brother can you take me baaaack.... | Tue Feb 20 1990 07:54 | 4 |
I have played Norman guitars before. (Not owned, just played). I found
them to be very "stiff" sounding. They're pleasent mind you, but I
would keep looking as you're bound to find a better sounding/playing
axe out there somewhere. Just my humble opinion. dep
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| 1687.4 | other makes being considered | WOTVAX::MACKENZIER | Tue Feb 20 1990 09:14 | 14 | |
re .1 What a beezer! I nearly ended myself! re .3 I've decided that maybe I do need to look around a bit more. I'm now considering a Herman or maybe even a Larson. I looked at the Newmans but I thought the pricing was a bit MAD. cheers Ross | |||||
| 1687.5 | one Norman owner's viewpoint | VOGON::REEVE | Nicht neues im Westen What a Remarque | Tue Feb 20 1990 10:08 | 18 |
About ten years ago, I bought a Norman as my first acoustic guitar.
The main reason was that, as I lived in Canada, it was a much
better price than the imported axes. I really enjoyed it and felt
that, for the money, it was hard to beat. Just after I got it, I
spent a week at the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop and people there
thought that it was a good value guitar. However, I wouldn't rate
it as a top notch one, like the Larrivees, for example. One thing
was that the wood was all natural, i.e. no imitation rosewood back
and sides. At that time, this was pretty unusual. So, if the price
is good, I would go for it. Also, they were made not far from where
my parents lived, so I figured I was helping the local economy as
well!
At that time, all Normans were apparently hand made. I don't know
if this is still true.
Cheers,
Tim
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