[Birdbrain]

It's been one month since the G-string tuning head broke on my Seagull SWS Mini Jumbo. The gear slips, and it can no longer pull up to proper tune, leaving the G an uneasy third below normal. I contacted Godin, and was told they are on back order. That was a week before Christmas, and no delivery is in sight.

The stock SWS tuner looks identical to those on my new electric, a Godin Montreal Premiere. Those are listed as "Graph-Tech Ratio Tuned." So as far as I know, all top-shelf Godin guitars may be at risk for sudden vacations. Take care of your tuners, folks!

I love these instruments and the history of the brands, but I'm increasingly uncertain about their future. The neck and scale changes don't suit me anymore, and the looks seem to designed to attract the pseudo Hank Williams in every crowd of millennials. And now this, which is really disappointing to someone who just bought his first brand new acoustic.