Roger Landes
http://rogerlandes.com
Lessons: https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/199670#199670
The Hal Leonard Irish Bouzouki Method:
https://www.halleonard.com/product/v...?itemid=696348
"Dragon Reels" 25th Anniversary Reissue
https://rogerlandes.bandcamp.com/releases
That's a beauty Roger.
You ought to take a nice picture and put it on a CD cover,
or the cover of a Hal Leonard Zouk book. Or something.
Gary
vincit qui se vincit
I have two to show. First is a Bussman 4 string mandola, which I picked up just last weekend. It has a Kent Armstrong pickup.
the other one is a Portuguese cittern, built in Lisbon in 1965. I am guessing that the back and sides are Spanish cedar. I bought this in 1969 in London. I leave it tuned to DADGAD and, for years, have played South Indian music on it with a bottleneck. This one now needs some attention. One of the "turkey tail" tuner poles snapped in half, and I haven't replaced it yet. I've always felt kind of clueless about how much this handmade instrument is worth, either in cash or in trade.
Explore some of my published music here.
—Jim
Sierra F5 #30 (2005)
Altman 2-point (2007)
Portuguese fado cittern (1965)
I think about a video clip everytime I see a thread like this, be it music, or any other hobby site I go to
Kala tenor ukulele, Mandobird, Godin A8, Dobro Mandolin, Gold Tone mandola, Gold Tone OM, S'oarsey mandocello, Gold Tone Irish tenor banjo, Gold Tone M bass, Taylor 214 CE Koa, La Patrie Concert CW, Fender Strat powered by Roland, Yamaha TRBX174 bass, Epiphone ES-339 with GK1
It was built for me by Herb Taylor of Golden, CO a few years ago. It is the second staved-back Irish bouzouki he has built for me (he built his first staved-back bouzouki at my request in 2008). Myrtle back and sides, cedar top, maple neck, ebony fretboard. Top is very lightly lattice braced. The bridge is Herb's response to my asking for a bridge with little break angle and very little down pressure on the top. It sounds fantastic.
Roger Landes
http://rogerlandes.com
Lessons: https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/199670#199670
The Hal Leonard Irish Bouzouki Method:
https://www.halleonard.com/product/v...?itemid=696348
"Dragon Reels" 25th Anniversary Reissue
https://rogerlandes.bandcamp.com/releases
So you don’t agree with people interested in instruments, wanting to see some nice examples? Or am I reading this the wrong way? I don’t think the point is to show off or boast, it’s not a case that my or anyone else’s instrument is better than anyone else’s, it’s just to show what lovely and treasured instruments are out there.
Last edited by Colin Lindsay; Dec-18-2014 at 7:56am.
"Danger! Do Not Touch!" must be one of the scariest things to read in Braille....
Give the guy a break. He didn't post the Nemo segment to make a statement about anybody showing off. It's a funny tongue in cheek statement that merely generalizes how he, himself, feels when he sees all our gorgeous photos.
Explore some of my published music here.
—Jim
Sierra F5 #30 (2005)
Altman 2-point (2007)
Portuguese fado cittern (1965)
I have no idea what he's on about either - "This or any other hobby site"??????
I raced remote control cars for 25 years and moderate a couple forums. just light hearted humour... I love seeing these pics or I wouldn't have stopped in... don't get your feathers in a twist
Kala tenor ukulele, Mandobird, Godin A8, Dobro Mandolin, Gold Tone mandola, Gold Tone OM, S'oarsey mandocello, Gold Tone Irish tenor banjo, Gold Tone M bass, Taylor 214 CE Koa, La Patrie Concert CW, Fender Strat powered by Roland, Yamaha TRBX174 bass, Epiphone ES-339 with GK1
Roger Landes
http://rogerlandes.com
Lessons: https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/199670#199670
The Hal Leonard Irish Bouzouki Method:
https://www.halleonard.com/product/v...?itemid=696348
"Dragon Reels" 25th Anniversary Reissue
https://rogerlandes.bandcamp.com/releases
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Apollonio Acousto-electric bouzouki (in shop)
Mixter 10 string mandola (still waiting 2+ yrs)
Unknown brand Mandocaster (on the way!)
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