a few yrears back
to buy whatever kind of gutar i wanted
i was quite impressed with the seagull 12- string
i played at one of our local guitar shows
i ended up buying a LEO KOTKE 12-string
but like i said,i had the money at thet time
i might buy a seagll 12-string someday
they are very fine guitars
even if price doesn't make a difference
............................tex