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    Ian Stephenson and Andy May, playing round Andy's house a week ago....enjoy!

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=c...&v=YMHItpBGnVU

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    That is a gorgeous-looking (and sounding) bouzouki.

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    Nigel, that zook sounds great.

    Though I have to confess to being a bit disappointed that this thread wasn't about jigs used in construction. :-)

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    Default Re: Jigs on a Forster bouzouki

    Nigel thanks for sharing. That is one gorgeous looking and sounding bouzouki! The playing was great as well. As a mostly bluegrass mandolin player who has been really getting into the sound of the bouzouki lately I've been scouring the internet for good videos to watch. Now that I've found your channel your videos are some of my favorite by far! Lovely instruments, I can't wait to hear more. Cheers!
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    Very nice, Nigel and that redwood top is quite nice looking. How does redwood differ as a tone wood vs. other woods you have used?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Garber View Post
    Very nice, Nigel and that redwood top is quite nice looking. How does redwood differ as a tone wood vs. other woods you have used?
    I love the stuff, its my favourite timber for the bouzouki. It has the open openness of cedar, and a coarseness all of its own. Nice to work with too.


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    I have revived this thread after having hearing and seeing your redwood topped bouzouki in action.

    You really nailed it with this one. Well done! It is one of the best sounding bouzoukis I have heard for a while.
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    Nigel

    I am going to embed this video properly as it is a really great video really tastefully done by both musicians. I just came back to it after two years.

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    Fair play Nic. You're right, the bouzouki and the playing by both are fantastic. There's a bouzouki exactly the same as this for sale at the moment in Carters Vintage Guitars Nashville. I'm not sure if it's new or not. going for $6,500, well worth it in my opinion. A pal of mine Gerry was in Carters only a few weeks ago and bought me 2 Paige Banjo Capos ( wide) which are fantastic, really small but very very good. Use them on bouzouki occasionally but mainly tenor guitar. Not suitable for sliding up and down the fretboard though. Dont want to make you jealous Nic but Gerry bought an absolute gem of a mandolin there. A 1982 Gilchrist F5. Best mando I have ever heard or played by a long shot. verrrrrrrrrrrrrry expensive...

    Gerry is one of my oldest pals and has a passion for the mandolin and bluegrass music. He has a fantastic collection of mandos. He gave me a loan of a brilliant Givens F5 earlier this year. To be hones, I couldnt do it justice. I have a bit of a muscular problem in my right hand so playing tunes can sometimes be a bit of a problem, hand just seizes up.

    Thanks again for the Video Nic

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