Mine is a short scale bouzouki which comes in at 660mm (just under 26"), and there's no way I could use mandolin fingering.
It's index @1st/2nd fret, middle @3rd, ring @4th, pinky at 5th, move...
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Mine is a short scale bouzouki which comes in at 660mm (just under 26"), and there's no way I could use mandolin fingering.
It's index @1st/2nd fret, middle @3rd, ring @4th, pinky at 5th, move...
That's the fingerings I use on my short scale bouzouki. It's tuned GDAE in case that makes a difference.
Pinky on the 6th fret is a stretch, and 7th means moving my hand.
I'm probably not the best person to ask. But that won't stop me throwing my tuppence in.
I mostly use mine for accompanying my singing so play chords more than tunes. I play a Hathway short scale...
Late to the party, but my short scale bouzouki is tuned gdae so is essentially an octave mando and comes in at 590mm.
Makes melodies a real stretch, but the sound is lovely. I bought it more for...
For someone who is not a particularly skilled or technically knowledgeable musician, with no intention of using the guitar for this, how useful is the book & CD?
I ask because it seems exactly...
[QUOTE=James Rankine;1648521]English, Irish , Scottish or mixed session?/QUOTE]
My old sessions were mostly scots/Irish so I'm more familiar with the tunes. I'm prepared to give most things a go...
That's brilliant. My google-fu is weak and turned up very little. I'll get in touch with some of these.
Cheers
I'll make sure I bear that in mind
Thanks David, I'll take a good look at that.
Thanks, I'll take a look at that. That's almost precisely what I'm after. Is Faversham an area you visit much?
Thanks to everyone for their feedback. Sessions seem pretty thin on the ground round here (Hampshire, UK) so I'm keen to be learning things while I look for somewhere to play.
Ideally I'd like to...
But which end?
More seriously, how do you go about cleaning strings?
Given that I'm playing for about an hour a day, and probably haven't developed a particularly delicate technique, it seems...
I'm a long time-bodhran player who played in sessions for many years in Glasgow but have been away from the scene for a while. I've recently become the happy owner of an OM and, while it was...
I know I've answered my own question in the title but I'd like to ask:
How long do your strings last before they need to be replaced?
I ask because I'm a very happy new owner of a Hathway short...
It doesn't seem to have caused any issues so far. It may be that the Hathway has a relatively narrow neck.
I'm in Winchester, so not that much further up the road. If you're happy to spend...
When I was with Paul in February, we talked about this so it's definitely on his radar but I wouldn't want to put words in his mouth. He's good at answering emails so give him a shout.
Having just gone through a similar process, I completely agree with dagger.
You're into a kind of no man's land between higher end mass produced instruments and entry level hand built ones.
I...
I have a Paul Hathway short scale bouzouki and am very happy with it. I recall it being £795. Which is close to your budget depending on how the exchange rates are at the moment.
I had a long chat...
Wow. That is truly lovely
It's still early doors for me in terms of finding my way with these things, so all of the following may change a lot.
I've basically carried over my picks from the acoustic guitar and am using a...
Patrick,
It would be really interesting to pick a single tune or song and see how it's been reinterpreted over the years, particularly if it's one where the melody or arrangement has evolved with...
Nice. Definitely on the list if I find the stubborn doesn't work for me.
That seems pretty unanimous. Thanks for the feedback.
I've ordered the Shubb C5 banjo/mando from Eagle. We'll see if it works.
I know this is a very similar title to a thread down the list but that one ended up being more about strings, so I thought I'd start another to ask this question.
I've just bought a Hathway short...
That was very much the experience I had with it: they sang to me. I spent much longer working out which one I wanted than whether I was going to get something. Paul is a lovely man to deal with.
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