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I second the Paul Shippey recommendation.

I've got a custom f-style on order with him, and he is an absolute delight to deal with. He's very happy to consider most customisations, and in my...

I'm with Jim - I use a capo if I want a particular sound, rather than for ease of playing.

Particularly relevant where you want open strings to ring out in a sequence or riff, and you need the...

Oxford, UK

Well I went to visit Trevor down in Brighton yesterday at TAMCO and picked up a Kentucky KM-172 (the Amber round hole jobby) as a beater/knock about til the Shippey custom F-style I've ordered...

Martin is absolutely right here - being English I guess I replied with a very English perspective on things - most of the traditional players over here would say that to achieve the truly authentic...

Heh, you know that rings true for me too - they sound wonderful when played well, but can be a really painful instrument to listen to when played badly...

Hi there,

I've had a few english concertinas in the past, and stopped to concentrate on simple-system flute.

English Concertina is essentially different to Anglo as you get the same note on...

I ordered a Shippey custom F-Style last month - lead time is 8 months.

Paul was an absolute pleasure to deal with - professional, accomodating, knowledgable and really keen to make sure that I got...

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Ahah! Success!

I emailed Michel from a different email address and got a reply - it seems that my original emails got lost in the swap of mail he now gets - this is because his US distributor has...

Just to make sure I'm not going completely bonkers - what email address are you successfully getting through to Michel on?

Feb - 2 months = Dec, no?

However, this seems to be true with many small-scale makers of desirables. I have an Irish flute builder I never reached. Strange business plan.

No way around googling...

Hm. I sent Michel two emails - one in december and one about two months ago and didn't get a reply to either of them.

I suspect that buying directly from him is not as easy as you suggest.....

Hi folks,

Ah, nerves on stage..! I play in a band - I'm their multi-instrumentalist. The other two guys play guitar, and a bit of mandolin.

We gig pretty regularly, and at a number of...

Not necessarily the easiest or cheapest, but you could get a stick on/suction piezo bug to fit on the mandolin, then run the output through an acoustic multieffects.

I have a Zoom 504 acoustic...

Hey - thanks for the welcome!

"horses for courses" is a horse racing term which basically means that individual horses run better on different surfaces, whether thats firm, soft etc..

In modern...

I think its horses for courses..

I tried the Ovation and didn't like it at all. Tried an A8 and fell in love with it.
IMHO they have the most "natural" acoustic sound of all of the...

I have a Godin A8 - the nut is exactly 1 3/16" - and I like it a lot. I would say I prefer it.

Had a pro setup done on it, and its incredibly good to play. I don't think it would be quite as good...