Re: Celtic/Irish Mandolins
As you are UK-based Seamus, you should also look into Stefan Sobell (key originator of the modern 'celtic' mandolin and its offshoots). I know his instruments are hard to find and quite expensive but you might be lucky. Also Paul Shippey in Somerset makes some professional-grade mandos that have excellent quality and sound. My Shippey rosewood model (carved top, flat back) is my current favourite. Also not cheap but you could get a Shippey for a good deal less than the import price of some of those suggested above and it will not suffer by comparison.
Kevin
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mainly Irish & Scottish but open to all dance-oriented melodic music.
Mandos: Gibson A2, Janish A5, Krishot F5, Taran Springwell, Shippey, Weber Elite A5; TM and OM by Dave Gregory, J E Dallas, Tobin & Davidson.
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