my new mandolin greets you ...

[Tavy]

Fantastic workmanship, and an amazing result!

Thanks so much for posting... this should shake things up a bit

[Charlieshafer]

Great to see such fantastic and different stuff, both as a player and a builder! Were you inspired by some of the oud builders?

[NG53]

Yia sou Mihalis. Kalaspera from Australia.

Wonderful work. It is good to see mandolins being built and played in Crete. I like its classic traditional look. It would be wonderful to see and hear you play your mandolin with a Laouto.

What is your musical inspiration back there in Crete? From that part of the world I mainly play music from northern Greece, Bulgaria, and Macedonia.

Tell us some more about your background and your interests in music and mandolin making.

Cheers

Andio Nic (I once had a nickname of Nick the Greek-possibly because of my looks and interest in balkan music - perhaps the reason I dropped the K off Nick)

[OldGus]

Wow, that is beautiful! I hope you do build more. Are there multiple sound boards? If so, how do you feel they affect the tone and response?

[mstavrakakis]

http://www.youtube.com/user/michail1956/videos
Be well and the future will define what has to tell everyone. I'll try to look worthy of your expectations!

[mstavrakakis]

Hello Nikos Australian ... I can say broadly that the music of Crete timbre is almost Mediterranean, obviously with its own characteristics and idioms that defining the language, the traditions and practices generally and morphology ... mountain scenery, mountain of 2500 meters .. plains, canyons, and around the sea. All this YOU inhabited island about 800.000 people. The music is composed of songs and dances. A sample may have from the screws youtyve.

[mstavrakakis]

Trying to find wood KOA ... I want to try the next MANDOLIN I use this wood. Does one can help me about where I can buy what I need; I have a fantastic maple master grate, but I would really pioneered.

[Jim Garber]

Trying to find wood KOA ... I want to try the next MANDOLIN I use this wood. Does one can help me about where I can buy what I need; I have a fantastic maple master grate, but I would really pioneered.

Mihalis: You can send msg to a member named Spruce. Koa mostly grows in Hawaii. I am not sure where you can buy it in Europe.

Google Translate:

Μιχάλης: Μπορείτε να στείλετε MSG σε ένα μέλος που ονομάζεται [URL = "http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/private.php?do=newpm&u=10946"] Spruce [/ URL]. Koa αναπτύσσεται κυρίως στη Χαβάη. Δεν είμαι σίγουρος, όπου μπορείτε να αγοράσετε στην Ευρώπη.

[mstavrakakis]

Mihalis: You can send msg to a member named Spruce. Koa mostly grows in Hawaii. I am not sure where you can buy it in Europe.

Google Translate:

Μιχάλης: Μπορείτε να στείλετε MSG σε ένα μέλος που ονομάζεται [URL = "http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/private.php?do=newpm&u=10946"] Spruce [/ URL]. Koa αναπτύσσεται κυρίως στη Χαβάη. Δεν είμαι σίγουρος, όπου μπορείτε να αγοράσετε στην Ευρώπη.

Thanks Jim, you're okay ...

[Charles E.]

Yes, Jim is OK.

[billkilpatrick]

ciao michail - enjoyed both of those videos, thank you. your scroll mandolin is a thing of beauty and wonder - very curious to know how the wooden tuning pegs stand up to the pressure of metal strings and a short vibrating length. more! .. please

my wife and i visited crete a few years ago - wild, beautiful and romantic - complimenti!

[mstavrakakis]

Hi Bill ... these pegs are mechanically with the internal mechanism in each, but the wooden one and gladly work with no problem. Just want a little habit. Thank you for your assessment in my country and I hope to come back!