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Yes, it’s by Phil Crump. Shorter scale than the Sobell and tuned something like AEAEA (Aaron said that was to make it easier to accompany singers pitched around Bb or C, as it means he doesn’t have...

Have just been browsing the Taran website - Rory is about to close his order book for mandolins, so if anyone is interested, get in quick. He is offering 4 instruments of varying specs for late 2021...

Great stuff - have just downloaded this. Didn’t realise Darragh had got involved too, so it’s really nice to have an album where I know the musicians involved!

Deaf Shepherd and Ceilidh Minogue (also from Scotland).

Nigel,
I’m absolutely horrified to hear about the break-in and theft of this and other instruments. I’ve shared on FB and Twitter, and I’m seeing it pop up in lots of music folk’s feeds, so the word...

I'd think that 16 is a typo too - the bouzouki is essentially the same tuning as Mandolin and octave down on double the scale length, so needs similar gauges. An 11 would be about right (maybe a 12...

Nick,

Edinburgh and Glasgow have big session scenes, so if you are passing through either, there will almost always be stuff on. Drop me a line nearer the time and I can point you in some...

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That's better... Enjoy the instrument...

Thanks for that. I'll watch out for that in future.

Glad I gave everyone an excuse to let their inner geeks out for some exercise ;-)

Niall

Have just noticed a slightly odd behaviour in the Classifieds section - not dramatically important, but a mild irritant :-)

I was trying to place an add with the maker name NK Forster (initials...

The sound was really good - particularly impressive in that there were multiple artists being whisked on and off stage all through the concert. You guys held your own (apart from in volume - think La...

Thanks all - I think the application here is very definitely to find a way of ensuring that while on stage (and therefore very constrained in terms of hearing the acoustic sound), courses end up as...

Hi all - I got involved in a discussion on Facebook yesterday with one or two musicians who need to use a tuner for on-stage purposes. They need to be able to tune quietly, either because it's too...

If I can turn those questions round, I don't think there's any obligation to try alternative tunings (no contractual issues or anything!), so don't feel under pressure to make changes just because...

For reference (having found the URL now), the video is at

http://www.herbtaylor.com/instruments/tenorguitar/i207/

although I can't get it to run just now - my PC must not have the correct...

There's a video on Herb Taylor's website (gallery of sold tenor guitars). Be great to hear more of the instrument if you get a chance, though, Roger.

Hmmm - looks like that would be around £400 just now, which is probably more than I would want to spend, particularly as the Calton is a damn good case (just a bit oversize). Will muse on that,...

Dear all,

I'm wondering if anyone has spotted any promising looking cases (hard case or solid foam "pod" cases) on the market recently for tenor mandolas? There are a few threads from a few years...

Tony,

I'm a big cittern fan. I wouldn't go back to an octave mandolin/ bouzouki (or at least as my only instrument - might be nice to have one in addition). For me, the benefit comes in having an...

Werner,

Try this - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5366613/Mrs%20Lily%20Christie.jpg

Niall

Will get back to you...

Less likely there, but I have seen this series of books in general music shops around Scotland.

Maybe try musicscotland.com - they seem to have it in stock for about 20 euro (think that includes...

Typo in my original message, sorry - pipetunesearch.org is the site I used, of course!

The transposing aspect is often a bit awkward, but non-pipers just tend to play the tunes as written, so a...

Pupetunesearch.org suggests Edcath Collection, Book 2, page 23.

Hope that helps.

One or two secondhand instruments have shown up on Stefan Sobell's website over the last few months, but they generally appear without a price ("If you have to ask..."). Perhaps worth enquiring with...