Thanks David - yes, picked up a 2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar from Lawrence/gortnamona last Wednesday. I've admired Frank's instruments from afar for...
23 inch scale length - the tenor guitars I've had in the past have had 21 inch scale lengths but it was quite easy to adjust to the longer stretch on...
Learnt this off of Seamus Egan's "In Your Ear" album - he plays it on the tenor guitar and it was the tune that got me wanting one again, "Poultry in...
haha Bertram. Thank you. I enjoyed doing the three parts to each verse. The rendering of video/audio to a file was almost impossible. I have learned...
Retired Teacher of English. Been building mandolins since 2005.
Play with a group of like-minded friends calling ourselves "The Old Bores" - have a look at YouTube for TheOldBores channel, though I now have the videos listed under my name - John Kelly.
Location:
Ardnadam, Argyll, Scotland
Interests:
Building mandolins and playing Scottish and Celtic music. The Scottish outdoors.
Occupation:
Retired teacher, reborn mandolin builder!
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I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order. - Eric Morecambe
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