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    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.
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    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.

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    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.

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    Explore some of my published music here.

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    I think about a video clip everytime I see a thread like this, be it music, or any other hobby site I go to

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    Roger, could you us tell a bit about this instrument - especially the bridge?

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    Quote Originally Posted by tom.gibson View Post
    Roger, could you us tell a bit about this instrument - especially the bridge?
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Wilson View Post
    I think about a video clip everytime I see a thread like this, be it music, or any other hobby site I go to
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Colin Lindsay View Post
    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.
    Exactly!

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Nollman View Post
    Give the guy a break.
    Yep - hey it's Christmas! If this is no time for peace and lighthearted humor I don't know what is.
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    I have no idea what he's on about either - "This or any other hobby site"??????

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eddie Sheehy View Post
    I have no idea what he's on about either - "This or any other hobby site"??????
    This is my favourite hobby site too!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Wilson View Post
    I think about a video clip everytime I see a thread like this, be it music, or any other hobby site I go to

    Ha! Hilarious!

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    Quote Originally Posted by zoukboy View Post
    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.
    Interesting bridge. Sort of reminded me of pete seeger's banjo bridge. Could we have some close ups of it?

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    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by garryireland View Post
    Interesting bridge. Sort of reminded me of pete seeger's banjo bridge. Could we have some close ups of it?
    Why, of course!

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    Quote Originally Posted by zoukboy View Post
    Why, of course!

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    excuse my ignorance but whats the reasoning behind the bridge?

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    Quote Originally Posted by garryireland View Post
    excuse my ignorance but whats the reasoning behind the bridge?
    Quote Originally Posted by zoukboy View Post
    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.
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